What are PLA, PBS, PHA bio-based plastic products?
In recent years, the interest in bio-based products has led to an endless stream of new products. The following are some information about bio-based products compiled by Xiaobian for your reading.
Coffee capsules made of PLA
The first fully bio-based, compostable coffee capsules compatible with Nespresso coffee machines are shipping as consumers cite the waste of single-use coffee cups and individual coffee capsules as two of the coffee industry's most disturbing issues. and live.
In another development, Nippon Paper and Pulp decided to use MCC Corporation's R&D biodegradable BioPBS, which is manufactured by MCC and PTT Global Chemicals Public Limited in Thailand by PTT MCC Biochemical Co., Ltd., which is MCC and PTT Global A joint venture between Chemical Public Ltd., BioPBS acts as a laminate on the inner surface of paper cups to replace traditional polyethylene.
In 2018, Gea came out, an industrial compostable coffee capsule made from 100% Ingeo PLA and produced by Italian food packaging producer Flo in partnership with NatureWorks. Later, home compostable coffee capsules were also developed, such as the Eden Project's Colombian coffee capsules.
Water bottle made of bio-based PC, PBS
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has launched a new Durabio bio-based engineering plastic designed for bottles. Durabio is not biodegradable, but it is made from isosorbide derived from renewable plants. It has higher clarity than polycarbonate, higher strength and better crack resistance than acrylic. Mitsubishi Chemical said the presence of Durabio allows producers to produce bottles that are both attractive and environmentally friendly.
In another development, Nippon Paper and Pulp decided to use MCC Corporation's R&D biodegradable BioPBS, which is manufactured by MCC and PTT Global Chemicals Public Limited in Thailand by PTT MCC Biochemical Co., Ltd., which is MCC and PTT Global A joint venture between Chemical Public Ltd., BioPBS acts as a laminate on the inner surface of paper cups to replace traditional polyethylene.
Potato Chip Packaging Made of PHA
Daniel Scientific and PepsiCo have won a 2018 Bioplastics Innovation Award for the launch of an industrial compostable potato chip package made from a blend of biopolymers and mineral fillers. The two companies are collaborating on a new bag that will be fully biodegradable in a home composting environment.
And, in response to increasing plastic pollution of the oceans, Danimer created the first fully biodegradable plastic straw using its Nodax brand of PHA plastic. According to the company, "Studies have found that PHAs are effectively biodegradable in environments ranging from waste treatment facilities to landfills and the ocean.
Italy's bio-on SpA opened a 1,000-tonne-per-year plant in San Pietro Terme in June to produce the company's PHA, an alternative to petroleum-based microplastics.
In September, the company announced the addition of waste cooking oil to its selection of feedstocks: beet molasses, sugar cane, fruit, potato waste and crude glycerin have all been used as feedstocks to produce its PHA resins. In December 2018, the company said it would explore the use of carbon dioxide as a raw material for PHA production with one of Italy's largest utilities: Hera Group.
