Polymer materials: bibliographic data analysis and trend detection

Abstract

Alternatives to waste management methods include the reorganization, recycling, and creation of environmentally friendly biodegradable polymer materials based on renewable resources, plant, and textile waste. The goal of this study is to analyze bibliographic data and identify trends in research on polymer materials of different genesis, with particular attention to research on the production and use of biopolymers. VOSviewer v.1.6.15 is used to present the analysis results. Environmental impact areas in the life cycle of traditional polymers have been analyzed. The network of main bioplastics clusters is visualized within the framework of modeling the dependencies on the main keywords in the analysis of the dynamics of publication activity, the main trends in the development of new biodegradable materials are revealed. A comparative review of the environmental impact of different types of bioplastics is made by the life cycle assessment method.