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Plastics Discovery Tour

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Seeing CO<sub>2</sub> not as waste but as a raw material – with this idea, the start-up CO2BioClean is developing a technology for the production of biodegradable plastics.

CO2BioClean founders Dr. Fabiana Fantinel (4th from the right) and Dr. Alessandro Carfagnini (5th from the right) at the opening of their pilot plant.

16:9

Perzl, Antonia

Biokunststoffe

Nachhaltigkeit

Start up

Kunststoffe, bioabbaubar

Turning CO<sub>2</sub> into Bioplastics

Without additives, most plastics would be pretty useless. Fossil-based compounds dominated for a long time, but now there are more and more bio-based alternatives.

Biogenic additives could prove to be building blocks for a greener future for plastics.

Stabilisatoren

Kunststoff Werkstoffe

Flammschutzmittel

Additive

Auxiliary Materials on the Way  to a Greener Future

Biodegradability tests take a lot of time in the development of bioplastics. A project now shows how these can be accelerated.

 To speed up the tests, Aimplas examined various factors that are particularly relevant to the degradation process.

Messtechnik

Faster Degradation, Faster Development

North American Braskem CEO Mark Nikolich explains his plastics vision for 2030 concerning bioplastics and renewable chemicalsand describes the political interplay of regulations from an international perspective.

Surprise puzzle in the Braskem working landscape. The motif in the center is unknown. 

A visit to the new Innovation Center in Boston

Schröder, Susanne

Kunststoff-Recycling

Kreislaufwirtschaft

In the Jungle of Bioplastics Research

CJ Biomaterials Completes Trials of New PHACT PHA Grade for use by Straw Manufacturers Seeking Marine Degradability Certification

PHACT CB0400A is a PHA-based compound developed for use by straw manufacturers seeking marine degradability certification.

Compounds Seeking Marine Degradability

Wood can also be used as a basis for plastics and can be processed into reinforcing fibers. But are these fibers also suitable for technical components?

The reinforcing effect of the fibers was investigated on wood fiber nonwovens, among other things.

Fasern

Holz

Faserverbundwerkstoffe

Renewable Reinforcement Fibers

The start-up Biovox produces recyclable bioplastics from renewable raw materials in medical grade quality for products in the healthcare sector.

The Biovox team with the founders Carmen Rommel (3rd from right.), COO, Dr.-Ing. Vinzenz Nienhaus (1st from right), CTO, and Dr.-Ing. Julian Lotz (3rd from left), CEO.

The start-up Biovox produces recyclable bioplastics from renewable raw materials in medical grade quality for products in the healthcare sector. 

Kunststoffe, biobasiert

Medizinprodukte

Bioplastics in Medical  Grade Quality

Bioworks has developed a fabric called PlaX that blends cotton with plant-based Luminy polylactic acid (PLA), derived from sugarcane.

The new Bioworks’ PlaX towel is made of a blend of cotton and Luminy PLA bioplastics.

Sustainable Textiles thanks to Polylactic Acid

PLA is rarely used in technical applications. The polymer is considered to be very sensitive to hydrolysis. A research project is now showing just how much.

Disposable cutlery and packaging are a classic area of application for PLA. In more demanding areas, however, the biopolymer is only used very rarely.

Polylactid

Materialcharakterisierung

How Sensitive Is PLA to Hydrolysis?

Webasto relies on 80 percent sustainable materials, 40 percent weight savings and the use of solar energy for its new “EcoPeak” roof concept..

The new “EcoPeak” roof concept from the inside.

Webasto relies on 80 percent sustainable materials, 40 percent weight savings and the use of solar energy for its new “EcoPeak” roof concept.

Solar / PV

E-Fahrzeuge

Polycarbonat

„EcoPeak“ for Sustainable Mobility

SA-Dynamics develops bio-based and biodegradable insulation materials from aerogel fibers to set new benchmarks in sustainable building practices.

Dr.-Ing. Christian Schwotzer (CFO), Dr.-Ing. Sascha Schriever (CEO), Dr.-Ing. Jens Hofer (COO) and Maximilian Mohr (CTO) (from left to right)

Ehrhardt, Melanie

Werkstoff

Bio-Based Insulation Textiles Replacing Synthetic Materials

Sustainability is also increasingly in demand for technical applications. More environmentally friendly PA variants are now available on the market.

Sustainability is also in increasing demand in technical applications.

Polyamide

Technische Kunststoffe

Polyamides with Higher Sustainability

Teaching materials manufacturer Wissner relies on renewable raw materials, processing is possible with standard plasticization.

Driving forward the development of sustainable teaching and play materials together (from left): Jörn Wissner, Simon Hagemann, Jess Wissner, Jürgen Wissner (all Wissner GmbH) and Peter Meisel, Regional Sales Manager KraussMaffei.

Spritzgießen

Verbundwerkstoffe / Werkstoffverbunde

Kunststoff-Rezyklat

Wood Powder Only with  Standard Screw

Through its conversion technology, UBQ Materials has created a bio-based thermoplastic, called UBQ, which is entirely made from residual waste.

The company processes unsorted household waste to bio-based thermoplastic material.

Recycling

From Waste to Bio-Based Thermoplastic

PHACT S1000P (scPHA) is a new biodegradable resin certified for industrial and home composting.

Semi-Crystalline PHA Biopolymer

A case study shows that the biodegradability of plastics in healthcare offers hardly any advantages. The use of bio-based raw materials also has its hurdles.

The rack seen  in nature with which it should have been in harmony after the completion of this study.

Medizintechnik

Qualitätssicherung Kunststoff

Do Bioplastics Have a Future  in Healthcare?

The life cycle assessment of FRP metal components is often moderate. This can be improved by using bioplastics and natural fibers.

As a demonstrator for the bio-hybrid components, a composite beam with an integrated metal insert with an omega profile (left) was manufactured. This was connected to the bio-FRP and a rib structure made from the bio-injection molding compound was molded on (right).

Leichtbau

 Sustainable Lightweight Design  with Bio-Hybrids

Car manufacturers are reluctant to use bioplastics. There is a lack of experience with them. A research project has now compared bio-based PAs with fossil PAs.

Bio-based PA is produced from castor oil seeds, among other things.

Werkstoffprüfung

Can Bio-PA Replace Conventional PA?

 Cabopol unveils PHA solutions, propelling sustainability in the packaging industry.

Biomind PHA: Biodegradable and compostable coffee capsule solutions for soil and water.

Verpackungstechnik

Sustainable Capsules

Large quantities of textile waste are generated every year. Part of it could be used as low-cost and bio-based reinforcement fibers.

Textile Waste Becomes Plastic Composites

Algae-based plastic: Swiss startup Noriware produces biodegradable films for packaging.

Jessica Farda is co-founder and CEO of Noriware. The Swiss start-up produces algae-based films. 

Verpackungsmittel aus Kunststoffen

Länderspecial Schweiz

Folien

“An Industry Rethink Is a Must”

Material selection, product design and legislation: a Bosch research team is working on strategies for CO2 reduction, material substitution and recycling

From starter battery to sensor housing: Bosch has succeeded in reusing plastics from returned batteries.

More than just recycling | Between material selection, product design and legal requirements | Practical examples from Bosch

Polypropylen

Automotive

Sustainable Plastics in the  Automotive Industry

BeBio2 research project at the University of Kassel: A database is to help predict the properties of consumer and industrial products.

Outdoor weathering test station with test specimens made of cellulose regenerated fiber-reinforced bio-PA and PLA.

How Durable Are Biopolymers?

In Scheplast‘s own words, the company combines injection molding and sustainability. Real ambition or empty promise?

At their site in Schwendi/Hörenhausen,  Scheplast combines plastics processing and farming.

Injection Molding in Rural Idyll

A group of Italian companies has developed three automated injection molding lines for the production of single-use compostable cutlery.

Armido Marana (left) and Antonio Munarini of Ecozema in front of the Engel e-mac 280 for the production of single-use cutlery in compostable bioplastics.