This NEC bioplastic is made of cellulose and cardanol, a combination that provides durability and makes it suitable for consumer electronics equipment

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The research department of the Japanese company NEC has come up with a new bioplastic based on non-edible plant material. This new material would be available to the public in 2013 for the manufacture of, among others, mobile phone cases and covers appliances.

The novelty of this bioplastic is that it takes far less percentage of plastic additives from oil and up to 70% organic material. In addition, the organic part comes from non-edible plants or parts not usable for food, such as cashew nut shells. The bioplastic will reuse products and materials to produce a more environmentally friendly and easy to recycle.

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. With this combination, satisfactory results are achieved that are equal to or better than other materials already on the market.

For example, is three times more resistant to water than cellulose acetate or hold more than double the force that the resin of polylactic acid (PLA, for its acronym in English). It also resists heat twice as well as the PLA and it takes half the time to make it.

Currently, the PLA is used in electronics, automobiles and other products for general use. It is also used instead of normal because plastic is stronger and resistant to fire.

The good news is that this new bioplastic material will soon be in a variety of mobile devices. And is that NEC could equip different products with this new bioplastic by 2013.