Design and Technology GCSE
Biopol
What Biopol means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Biopol
A commercially available, biodegradable thermoforming polymer derived from renewable plant sources.
Topics that use Biopol
- Polymers: The sources, origins, physical and working properties of thermoforming and thermosetting polymers and their social and ecological footprint (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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