000169222 001__ 169222 000169222 005__ 20260227124020.0 000169222 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1007/s12155-026-10964-x 000169222 0248_ $$2sideral$$a148280 000169222 037__ $$aART-2026-148280 000169222 041__ $$aeng 000169222 100__ $$aMoreira, Rui 000169222 245__ $$aA prospective review on bioplastics and biopolymers 000169222 260__ $$c2026 000169222 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000169222 5203_ $$aThe production of bioplastics has been extensively investigated in recent decades, with the purpose of reducing the global dependence on fossil resources. In this review, the main routes to produce bioplastics and a critical discussion of these technologies are presented. The synthesis routes to produce biodegradable and non-biodegradable bioplastics are discussed. Additionally, approaches to improve the environmental footprint of some conventional plastics that have no immediate solutions of substitution are also addressed. A comparison of the main properties of the bioplastics considered and a general perspective of the bioplastics market are also provided. Because these themes have often been reviewed separately, this article aims to provide a unified general perspective of bioplastics in the context of a biobased economy, as well as pointing out some of the hurdles in such way. 000169222 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2020-114936RB-I00$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/T22-23R$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/MICNN/PID2021–124572OB-C31$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/AEI/PID2021-127265OB-C21$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIN/PLEC2022-009221$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EUR/MICINN/TED2021-130846B-100 000169222 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess$$aby-nc-nd$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 000169222 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion 000169222 700__ $$aAtienza-Martínez, Maria 000169222 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-8704-9274$$aGil-Lalaguna, Noemí$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000169222 700__ $$aSerra, Arménio 000169222 700__ $$aCornejo, Alfonso 000169222 700__ $$aBimbela, Fernando 000169222 700__ $$aCoelho, Jorge 000169222 700__ $$aGandía, Luis M. 000169222 700__ $$aArauzo, Jesus 000169222 700__ $$aSánchez, José Luis 000169222 7102_ $$15005$$2790$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Ing.Quím.Tecnol.Med.Amb.$$cÁrea Tecnologi. Medio Ambiente 000169222 773__ $$g19, 1 (2026), [26 pp.]$$pBioEnergy res.$$tBioEnergy research$$x1939-1234 000169222 8564_ $$s1466127$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/169222/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yPostprint$$zinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2027-02-27 000169222 8564_ $$s1264534$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/169222/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yPostprint$$zinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2027-02-27 000169222 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:169222$$particulos$$pdriver 000169222 951__ $$a2026-02-27-12:39:24 000169222 980__ $$aARTICLE