Techno-Economic Assessment of Whey Protein-Based Plastic Production from a Co-Polymerization Process

Bio-based plastics, produced from natural and renewable sources, have been found to be good replacers to petroleum-based plastics. However, economic analyses have not been carried out for most of them, specifically those from whey. In this study, a techno-economic assessment of the industrial-scale...

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Main Authors: Bushra Chalermthai, Muhammad Tahir Ashraf, Juan-Rodrigo Bastidas-Oyanedel, Bradley D. Olsen, Jens Ejbye Schmidt, Hanifa Taher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Polymers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/4/847