Under the “double carbon” goal, the bio-based materials market has broad prospects

Bio-based materials refer to new materials and chemicals that use renewable biomass such as cereals, legumes, straw, bamboo and wood powder as raw materials, and are manufactured through biological, physical, chemical and other means. Different from traditional chemical products made from non-renewable resources such as coal and oil, bio-based materials have the advantages of renewable raw materials, reducing carbon emissions, and saving energy. According to different product attributes, bio-based materials can be divided into bio-based polymers, bio-based plastics, bio-based chemical fibers, bio-based rubber, bio-based coatings and bio-based material additives.

With the rapid economic development, problems such as environmental pollution and carbon dioxide emissions have become increasingly prominent. According to data from the “Global Energy Review: Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2021” released by the International Energy Agency, global carbon dioxide emissions reached 36.30 billion tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 6.0% and a record high. According to the “2022-2027 China Bio-based Materials Industry Market Segment Demand and Development Opportunities Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center , bio-based materials can effectively alleviate the energy crisis and reduce environmental pollution, and they are developing rapidly. In recent years, my country’s bio-based material output has continued to increase. In 2021, my country’s bio-based material output reached 1.843 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 12.1%.

Bio-based plastics are representative products of bio-based materials. According to different raw materials, bio-based plastics can be divided into two categories: bio-based biodegradable plastics and petrochemical-based biodegradable plastics. Bio-based biodegradable plastics include polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA); petrochemical-based biodegradable plastics include polybutylene terephthalate-butylene adipate (PBAT), polybutylene succinate Alcohol ester (PBS) and carbon dioxide copolymer (PPC), etc. Carbon dioxide copolymer is one of the most potential environmentally friendly plastics at present. It has gas barrier properties, transparency and fully degradable properties, and is widely used in food packaging, drug packaging, medical materials and other fields.

Under the “double carbon” goal, bio-based materials, as an emerging industry, can reduce carbon emissions in the production process of products, and the development of the industry has received great attention from the country. In 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the “14th Five-Year Plan for Industrial Green Development” clearly stating that it is necessary to strengthen the promotion of green building materials and daily necessities made of green low-carbon materials, and vigorously develop bio-based materials such as polyorganic acid composite materials and cocoyl amino acids. Material. As bio-based materials are widely promoted and applied in my country, environmental pollution problems will be effectively alleviated.

Industry analysts said that my country is a major industrial country and environmental pollution problems are becoming increasingly severe, which will have a negative impact on consumers’ quality of life, health and production. The activities cause great harm. Bio-based materials use renewable biomass as raw materials, have rich properties and a wide range of applications, and have huge potential for industry development. As the concept of green consumption continues to deepen, bio-based materials will be favored by a wide range of consumers for their advantages such as energy saving and environmental protection.