5. Glossary

Biomass; biomass

Material of biological origin (produced by living organisms), with the exception of material of geological or fossil origin.

Biopolymer; biopolymer

Polymers produced by living organisms, extracted from biomass. Examples: polysaccharides, proteins, bacterial polymers.

Biobased polymer; Polymère biosourcé

Synthetic polymer partially (generally > 20%) or totally obtained from biomass derivatives. The biobased nature of a polymer can be determined by its C14 content, according to the standard ASTM D6866 . For materials of totally fossil origin, the C14 content is zero.

Biorefinery

By analogy with a conventional refinery that operates...