The environmental impacts of starch plastics

Abstract

Starch plastics have been the frontrunners of the rise of bio-based plastics over the last 20 years. Their environmental impacts are however poorly understood. In this thesis the environmental impacts of starch plastics are studied using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology from two different perspectives. First, 15 differrent grades of starch plastics from an industrial brand are studied from a cradle-to-factory gate perspective. Second, two starch plastic end-products are studied from a cradle-to-grave perspective. The content and results of this thesis are confidential.