Bio-Polym Blog

Sphere et les bioplastiques

biopol — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:15:34 +0000

Recherche et production de résines bioplastiques : en 2005, SPHERE acquiert 50 % de la société allemande Biotec GmbH, qui détient de nombreux brevets dans le domaine des ressources renouvelables et produit des résines bioplastiques sous la référence BIOPLAST. Le groupe travaille également en partenariat avec les transformateurs pour trouver et mettre au point de [...]

Liste des principaux acteurs du marché des bioplastiques

biopol — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:03:32 +0000

Vous cherchez les coordonnées (adresse, Email, téléphone, site Web …) d’un producteur, d’un acteur important dans le marché des bioplastiques ? Vous les trouverez peut-être dans cette liste (non exhaustive).

Bioplastics: We’re getting there - A point of view!

biopol — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:23:46 +0000

… We all know that plastic is made from petroleum, but what you may not have realized is that it will never biodegrade. Recycling is great, as a system for reuse, but as cited in a recent story in Popular Mechanics – less than 1 percent of polystyrene containers are recycled. The fact is, our recycling [...]

High barrier and biodegradable Films

biopol — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:51:14 +0000

A new film, NatureFlex™ NK, (Innovia Films) offers not only biodegradability and compostability, but also a moisture barrier approaching that of co-extruded OPP. It has high moisture barrier with an unique coating technology. Key Features of this film: • EN13432 & ASTM D6400 composting norms • Based on renewable raw materials • Excellent moisture and oxygen barrier • Heat sealable [...]

Fraunhofer Institute (Germany) - Nature’s Own Chemical Plant

biopol — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:32:10 +0000

Crude oil is getting more and more expensive, a fact clearly felt by the chemical industry. An alternative source of carbon is biomass, for instance colza and whey, which can likewise be used to produce chemical products. Petroleum is the feedstock for many products in the chemical industry. However, this fossil fuel is becoming increasingly scarce [...]

Brazil’s ‘Organic’ Plastics - A point of view!

biopol — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:27:30 +0000

The country is aiming to become a global hub for plastics made from plant-based materials, including sugar cane. Try to imagine a plastics factory. You’re probably seeing an industrial eyesore belching smoke and fire into the sky at a city’s edge. But Dow Chemical and other large plastics makers have a more bucolic vision of what [...]

Les pièges de la biodégradabilité et du compostable - Un point de vue !

biopol — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:05:30 +0000

Attention ! Derrière les vocables “biodégradable” ou “compostable” se cachent plusieurs notions pas toujours écologique. Quelques pièges : Toujours l’indélicatesse qui consiste à vous fournir le certificat de compostabilité de la matière première qui ne justifie pas que le produit proposé est bien fabriqué avec cette matière. Demandez les certifications de compostabilité DU PRODUIT à chaque commerçant. Vous [...]

Fiat se lance dans les bioplastiques - Un point de vue !

biopol — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:38:34 +0000

Les bioplastiques sont entrés dans l’industrie automobile par la petite porte, Fiat leur ouvre la grande mais pas en Europe, au Brésil. Le fournisseur s’appelle le Woodbridge Group. Un équipementier spécialiste de l’uréthane, il a développé une matière appelée BioFoam. Il s’agit d’une mousse polyuréthane, dont la proportion d’origine végétale est variable, de 5 à [...]

Le sac biodégradable pas si emballant que ça - Un point de vue !

biopol — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:02:56 +0000

L’idée d’utiliser des hectares agricoles pour cultiver des légumes qui envelopperont les courses n’a plus la cote chez les distributeurs … Saint-André Plastique à Saint-André-l’Épine (Manche) a pourtant été parmi les premières sociétés à croire aux films transparents à base d’amidon de maïs (dits PLA ou polylactiques). « On a d’abord avancé que ce matériau pouvait contenir [...]

Total et Galactic, ensemble dans le développement d’acide polylactique (PLA)

biopol — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:25:37 +0000

En partenariat avec Galactic, Total Petrochemicals développe une nouvelle technologie de production d’acide polylactique (PLA). « Le marché de l’emballage nous demande depuis quelques années ce que nous pouvons leur proposer en matière de biopolymères, notamment en terme de ressources renouvelables.» explique Guy Debras, directeur Recherches Polyoléfines chez Total Petrochemicals. « Dans ce projet de recherche [...]

The world market for lactic acid should reach 259,000 Tons by 2012

biopol — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:12:41 +0000

Driven by the propitious business climate in the cosmetics, and biodegradable plastics end-use industries, the world market for lactic acid is projected to reach 259 thousand metric tons by the year 2012. Development of new technologies, emergence of new end-use applications, and evolution of new markets are all expected to offer opportunities for future growth. … Growth [...]

Impact modifiers for Polylactic Acid (PLA)

biopol — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:54:08 +0000

Rohm and Haas highlights new environmental and innovative plastics additives. The innovative technologies include Paraloid series, a new generation of impact modifiers for Bioplastics – Polyactic Acid (PLA), melt strength enhancers for Polyactic Acid (PLA) clear [...]

Fibras naturais da Amazônia na fabricação de polímeros

biopol — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:20:24 +0000

A Floresta Amazônica coloca o Brasil no centro das principais discussões de políticas de manutenção e desenvolvimento sustentável. Devido à gigantesca biodiversidade de plantas lenhosas e fibrosas, pesquisadores vêem estudando formas sustentáveis de explorar o potencial de fibras vegetais naturais para a fabricação de polímeros. Essa é uma das propostas do Fênix Amazônico, projeto de construção [...]

Le sac biodégradable est-il bon pour l’environnement ? - Un point de vue !

biopol — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:58:55 +0000

Taxe sur les sacs plastiques, le sac biodégradable est-il bon pour l’environnement ? Un amendement voté par la commission des Finances de l’Assemblée nationale vise à favoriser l’utilisation de sacs en plastique biodégradables. Mais selon France Nature Environnement (FNE) les sacs à usage unique biodégradables permettent d’éviter seulement partiellement les conséquences négatives de ces [...]

Toyota Plans to Replace 20% of Plastics with Bioplastics

biopol — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:11:56 +0000

Toyota Motor plans to replace plastics (20% in weight) for its automobiles with bioplastics by 2015. Toyota first used bioplastics in 2003. The spare tire cover and the floor mat of the Raum were made of a composite based on polylactic acid (PLA) and kenaf (Cellulose fibres). Source

Corn Plastic to the Rescue? - A point of view!

biopol — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:04:30 +0000

… Despite PLA’s potential as an environmentally friendly material, it seems clear that a great deal of corn packaging, probably the majority of it, will end up in landfills. And there’s no evidence it will break down there any faster or more thoroughly than PET or any other form of plastic. Glenn Johnston, manager of global [...]

Polylactic acid (PLA): properties, market and perspectives

biopol — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:19:29 +0000

Tailoring new materials within a perspective of eco-design or sustainable development is a philosophy that is applied to more and more materials. It is the reason why material components such as biodegradable polymers can be considered as ‘interesting’ alternatives. Besides, ecological concerns have resulted in a resumed interest in renewable resources-based products. We can classify the [...]

Les bioplastiques à partir de la biomasse ont beaucoup d’avenir - Un point de vue !

biopol — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:02:52 +0000

… “Les bioplastiques et toute la chimie du carbone à partir de la biomasse ont beaucoup d’avenir. La chimie des sucres en C5, ou C6, c’est tout simplement de la chimie du carbone. C’est finalement comme la chimie du pétrole. A partir de la chimie du glucose d’origine végétal, il est possible de produire des [...]

Green plastics from carbon dioxyde

biopol — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:17:23 +0000

Using carbon dioxide as an ingredient in plastics could help reduce the use of fossil fuels, and be another market for waste CO2. As this ScienCentral News video explains, Cornell chemists (Dr. Geoffrey Coates and Dr. Scott Allen) have started up a company that’s now making plastics containing up to 50 percent CO2. The Cornell [...]

Ford Motor expands use of green materials in production

biopol — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:44:24 +0000

Deep inside the laboratories of Ford Motor Co.’s research and innovation center, one lab feels a lot more like a witch’s pantry than a place for developing the green cars and trucks of the future. …. When Mielewski (Technical Leader) first proposed exploring replacing petroleum in plastics and other materials in 2001, her idea was viewed with [...]

Canon and Toray: Development of bioplastic with high level of flame retardance

biopol — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:42:27 +0000

Canon U.S.A, Inc., announced that Canon Inc. and Toray Industries Inc., have successfully developed a bio-based plastic that achieves the world’s highest level of flame retardance. The new bio-based plastic includes more than 25 percent (by weight) a plant-derived component, which curb increases in CO2 and decrease the consumption of oil resources, offer material properties [...]

Plastico que se biodegrada

biopol — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:44:55 +0000

Plásticos Biodegradáveis - Brazil

Idemitsu (Japan): To Make Bioplastics From Non-food Crops

biopol — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:26:49 +0000

Idemitsu Kosan Co is accelerating its research into the production of bioplastics from non-food plants. Idemitsu (Japan) has begun research on plants that can be used to make bioplastics for car interiors. It is searching among nonfood plants for suitable species and will use genetic engineering and other means to develop improved strains that are [...]

Starch-based materials output to increase in Germany

biopol — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:23:22 +0000

Plantic plans to establish a manufacturing presence in Europe. In phase one of a two phase strategy, Plantic will establish, by the first quarter of 2009, a thermoforming operation in a newly leased factory in Jena (Germany). This operation will allow for rapid prototyping, more efficient customer trials, and increased production capacity. This will accelerate Plantic’s [...]

Highly Functional Bioplastics: Video presentation

biopol — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:37:14 +0000

NEC displayed their highly functional bioplastics which are made from plant extracts thus cutting down on carbon dioxide emissions and conserving oil resources. This newest bioplastic has heat diffusion capabilities equivalent to that of stainless steel. Polylactic acid which is a bioplastic that has low heat and impact resistance, is added to carbon fibers, a unique [...]