doi:10.1007/s12155-026-10964-xengMoreira, RuiAtienza-Martínez, MariaGil-Lalaguna, NoemíSerra, ArménioCornejo, AlfonsoBimbela, FernandoCoelho, JorgeGandía, Luis M.Arauzo, JesusSánchez, José LuisA prospective review on bioplastics and biopolymersART-2026-148280The 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.2026http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/16922210.1007/s12155-026-10964-xhttp://zaguan.unizar.es/record/169222oai:zaguan.unizar.es:169222info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2020-114936RB-I00info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/T22-23Rinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/MICNN/PID2021–124572OB-C31info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/AEI/PID2021-127265OB-C21info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIN/PLEC2022-009221info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EUR/MICINN/TED2021-130846B-100BioEnergy research 19, 1 (2026), [26 pp.]by-nc-ndhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.esinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess