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DESCRIPTION:Plastic production has outgrown most other manmade materials\, 
 with more than 99% of them being petroleum-based and nonbiodegradable. Con
 ventional plastics are difficult to recycle and persist in the environment
  for hundreds of years\, causing great environmental concerns. In addition
 \, the dependence on crude oil makes the plastics industry unsustainable a
 nd renders the plastics market vulnerable to oil price volatility. Therefo
 re\, there is a growing interest in developing sustainable alternatives to
  conventional plastics. Particularly\, the electronics industry is making 
 a switch to greener alternatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions\, lowe
 r product environmental footprints\, and build positive marketing image. H
 ere\, we present a perspective on the advancement of bioplastic sustainabl
 e alternatives and the challenges and advantages associated with their pot
 ential use in electronics.\n\nSpeaker(s): Yael Vodovotz\, \n\nVirtual: htt
 ps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353539
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353539
ORGANIZER:p.wesling@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:Sustainable Alternative Materials to Plastics in Electronics
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/353539
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Plastic production has outgrown most other
  manmade materials\, with more than 99% of them being petroleum-based and 
 nonbiodegradable. Conventional plastics are difficult to recycle and persi
 st in the environment for hundreds of years\, causing great environmental 
 concerns. In addition\, the dependence on crude oil makes the plastics ind
 ustry unsustainable and renders the plastics market vulnerable to oil pric
 e volatility. Therefore\, there is a growing interest in developing sustai
 nable alternatives to conventional plastics. Particularly\, the electronic
 s industry is making a switch to greener alternatives to reduce greenhouse
  gas emissions\, lower product environmental footprints\, and build positi
 ve marketing image. Here\, we present a perspective on the advancement of 
 bioplastic sustainable alternatives and the challenges and advantages asso
 ciated with their potential use in electronics.</p>
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