Main Sector of relevance\IRC classification 8. Industrial Manufacturing, Material and Transport Technologies
8.85 Biodegradable polymer film
Developers’ contact information
State Scientific Institution “The V.A.Biely Institute of Mechanics of Metal-Polymer Systems of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus”
32-a Kirov Street, Gomel BY-246050, Republic of Belarus
Summary
Biodegradable polymer film for packaging of materials and single use products with rapid biodegradation in soil.
Description
Specifications (comparative analysis of technical and performance
specifications of packaging materials):
| Specification name | Film values | |||
| PE GOST 16337 | PPB | Foreign analogues | ||
| Mater-Bi | Ecolean | |||
| Thickness d, μm | 60 | 70 | 40 | 120 |
| Breaking tensile stress σ, MPa | 10,8 | 24,3 | 10,0 | 15,6 |
| Elongation at break ε, % | 400-600 | 550-600 | 330 | 100-120 |
| Vapour permeability (g/m2·day.) | 1,5 | 2,1 | 2,2 | 1,8 |
Rate of biodegradation, points in 12 months |
0 | 4,5 | 4 | 3 |
| Cost $/kg | 1,5 | 2,5-4 | 4-7 | 3-6 |
Technology type
Technical advantages and economic benefits
The technology of film production is adapted to domestic raw materials and standard extrusion equipment.
Technology differentiation and uniqueness
High price-quality ratio.
Context in which technology was identified
Exhibitions in 2008: “Energy, Environment. Energy saving. Electro”, “BELPROMEXPO”, Minsk, Belarus.
Technological keywords
Biodegradable films, biodegradation, packaging.
Development Stage
Intellectual property rights
Range of applications
Biodegradable polymer films on the basis of high-pressure starch-fill polyethylene is designed for packaging of single use materials and products, and exhibits rapid biodegradation in soil.
Classifier Used at the EU Innovation Relay Centres
Preferable Regions
Practical experience
The materials have undergone bench and resource tests.
Environmental impact
None.
Type of collaboration sought
Terms and restrictions
None.
Available technical assistance