Question R5 Q1 - NSB 2011 Set 4

Bioplastics are plastics derived from plant sources, rather than petroleum. Which of the following is NOT a way in which bioplastics can be made?

W) Intracellular production by the fermentation of a feedstock

X) Engineering a crop to grow the plastic within the plant itself

Y) Fermentation of a cereal to make precursors, which would then be processed into bioplastics

Z) Fermentation of the waste water from the conventional manufacture of corn syrup

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