Renewable polymers and plastics: performance beyond the green.

@article{Pellis2020RenewablePA,
  title={Renewable polymers and plastics: performance beyond the green.},
  author={Alessandro Pellis and Mario Malinconico and Alice Guarneri and Lucia Gardossi},
  journal={New biotechnology},
  year={2020}
}
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