Biopolymers

MATERIALS: Shrimp Shells Play Key Role In New Bioplastic

Substance that makes shrimp shells hardy used by Wyss Institute to make new bioplastic for 3D parts.

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Packaging

Shrimp Shells Play Key Role In New Bioplastic

Substance that makes shrimp shells hardy used to make new bioplastic by Wyss Institute.

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Biopolymers

Meredian’s PHA Ready for Commercial Production

The firm has 60 million lb of capacity ready for use.

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Sheet Extrusion

Compounding PLA on Twin-Screws: What Testing Reveals

Twin-screw extrusion is the preferred method for compounding PLA and other biopolymers. But processing PLA is complicated because it’s sensitive to heat and shear. It’s also prone to hydrolytic degradation if moisture is present in molten PLA. Here’s what one machine builder’s trials revealed.

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PET Processing

100% biobased polyester charts course to commercialization

Avantium's PEF (polyethylene furanoate) holds much promise as a 100% biobased polyester, and now the company is taking steps to help the bioplastic fully realize that potential.

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Additive Manufacturing: Materials for ‘Real-World’ Parts

Developments in materials have helped pave the way for processors to make ‘real world’ parts from what is collectively known as 3D printing. Here’s a comprehensive review of the materials available.

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Packaging

New Player in Enhanced PLA Compounds, Additives

Floreon of the U.K. offers -impact-modified PLA that's more than 90% biobased, as well as additive masterbatches.

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Biopolymers

Floreon Has New Investors for "Performance" Bioplastic; Aims to Hit U.S. Soon

Floreon Transforming Packaging of Hull, U.K., has secured multiple new investors through an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to bring its patent-pending  “performance” bioplastic material to market, and the U.S. is its prime regional target.

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Postconsumer

Up to 10% Compostable Plastic in PE Recycle Streams is Okay!

European Bioplastics meta-study shows that a small fraction of compostable plastic 'sneaking in' on PE recycle streams has no adverse effect on mechanical properties of recycled material.

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Biopolymers

Materials News at K 2013

There was no shortage of interesting materials developments at K 2013, in particular high-performance engineering thermoplastics and thermoplastic composites鈥攎uch of them geared to automotive/transportation.

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Process Cooling