Title: biobased
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - biobased
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09592
Status: current

Definition
Composed of or derived from, in whole or in part, biological products derived from the biomass (including plant, animal, and marine or forestry materials).

Note
Lactic acids are obtained from the fermentation of natural products, such as corn or sugars, or from oil-based chemistry. Only the lactic acid-based polymers derived from natural sources are biobased.

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 193. 'Nomenclature and terminology for linear lactic acid-based polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 206 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2017-1007)

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Citation: Citation: 'biobased' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09592
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