Biodegradable Plastics

Biodegradable Polymer

matthews10 — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:34:00 +0000

Biodegradable polymers are designed to degrade upon disposal by the action of living organisms. Theneed to create alternative biodegradable water-soluble polymersfor products such as detergents and cosmetics hastaken on increasing importance.Since natural fibers are cheap and biodegradable, the biodegradable composites from biofibers and biodegradable polymers will render a contribution in the next century due to serious environmental problem. Manufacture of biodegradable composites from such biodegradable plastics will enhance the demand of such materials.

Biodegradable polymer

Although some portion of polymers can be recycled, there are polymers which take thousands of years to biodegrade.Poly (lactic acid), or PLA, is a biodegradable polymer that has received significant attention because of its ability to decompose in the relatively short timeframe of six months to two years. But PLA is significantly more expensive than a traditional polymer derived from oil, and is also very brittle. Industrial biodegradable packaging that could simply be left to decompose, eliminating landfill waste, and the costs associated with hauling it away and disposing of it is also cheap. These kinds of creativity in utilizing natural resources that will drive us towards the next generation of green materials have to be implemented.

Natur-Tec™ resins are produced by reactively blending biodegradable polymers, natural polymers, organic and inorganic materials to produce biobased/biodegradable polymer resin formulations that exhibit unique and stable morphology.

Plastic Injection Molding

matthews10 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:06:48 +0000

Plastic injection molding is a manufacturing technique for making parts from both thermoplastic and

Plastic Injection Molding

thermosetting plastic materials in production. Molten plastic is forced at high pressure into a mold, where it cools and hardens and the molten shape acquired is the inverse of the product’s shape. After a product is designed, usually by an industrial designer or an engineer, molds are made by a moldmaker from metal and precision-machined to form the features of the desired part. Injection molding is low cost for simple and complex parts. Injection molding is an extremely versatile process for producing a wide range of simple or complex plastic parts – economically and with a good finish. The plastic injection molding provided by Natur-Tec are use for making cutlery, containers etc which is a biodegradable product.

Biodegradable Cutlery

matthews10 — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:08:04 +0000

Bioplastics are a form of plastics derived from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable oil, corn starch, pea starch or microbiota, rather than traditional plastics which are derived from petroleum. They are used either as a direct replacement for traditional plastics or as blends with traditional plastics. All bio-based and petroleum-based plastics are technically biodegradable, meaning they can be degraded by microbes under suitable conditions.

Biobased Cutlery

The utensils made out of this bio-based and biodegradable polymer resins are compostable.The materials made out of these resins are easy to handle and can withstand heavy heat by retaining its shape. It’s our duty to save our mother land, so help to save the environment by using high quality line of cutlery. Every year 40 billion polystyrene utensils are thrown into landfills. Using this biodegradable cutlery, allows you to convert your disposables to composable one. Biodegradable cutlery should pass all recognized tests of biodegradability and should meet the international standards for compostable plastics such as the ASTM D6400 and the DIN EN 13432 norm. There are few companies which offer this type of plastics and nature-tec is one among them. Natur-Tec , BM201S and BM201T can be used to injection mold parts for applications such as cutlery, hangers, containers and thermoforming for application of general consumer packaging.

Biodegradable Plastics

matthews10 — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:05:27 +0000

Biodegradable Plastic

Biodegradable product produced by these types of plastic materials are decomposable in the natural environment.Biodegradable plastics are also involved in corrosion prevention.Biodegradable Plastics play an important role in aiding the collection and source separation of organic waste. These fully biodegradable and compostable plastics can be used as compost bags or bin liners for food waste collection. Unlike bags made of regular polyethylene, bags made of compostable plastics do not interfere with the composting process nor in any way degrade the quality of the final compost.

Natur-Tec offers a proprietary biodegradable resin that can be converted into film and bags of any size and thicknesses. This resin can be processed on regular blown-film equipment. NTIC’s biodegradable resin meets all international standards for compostable plastics such as ASTM D6400 (U.S.), EN 13432 (Europe) and GreenPLA (Japan) among others.

Biodegradable Packing Material

matthews10 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:13:42 +0000

An alternative Packing and packaging material to reduce global warming has to be implemented and such material has to be Biodegradable. Biodegradable Packing Materials are Compostable and are derived from nature. This type of packaging is environmentally friendly and offers customers with a wide lot of varieties when making a purchase. These bags are totally reusable. Recycling products does not simply mean using recyclable goods but reusing what is already out there. Plastic bags and packaging already exist, and because most are not biodegradable, they won’t go away and get reused. Reusing plastic products is one simple step toward sustaining the environment. Such services are provided by certain companies like Natur-tec which produces 100% biodegradable Bags.

Biodegradable film bags

matthews10 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:56:36 +0000

Bags made of biodegradable polythene film, which decompose when bear to sun, air, and moisture, and are also suited for composting have been projected as an alternative to conventional plastic shopping bags. However, they do not willingly decompose in a sealed landfill and symbolize a possible contaminant to plastic recycling operations.

Natur-Tec an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional plastics manufacturing biodegradable and compostable trash bags. Plastic custom bags have advantages and disadvantages when compared to alternatives such as paper bags. Heavy duty multiple-use shopping bags are frequently considered environmentally superior than single-use paper or plastic custom bags. Single-use bags can be recycled, or can be reused by persons as trash bags, storage bags, and so on.

Understanding Biodegradable Plastic Resin

matthews10 — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:21:15 +0000

Plastic resin – Plastics are resin specific which means plastics are not easily recyclable to other forms. But it does not mean they are to be discarded because they might be able to use for other purposes.

Biodegradable Packing and Packaging Material

Biodegradable packing and packaging material are just as effective as many of the plastic products used to ship items. The difference is that they will degrade or disintegrate over time rather than be released somewhere in the environment to remain for months or years at a time. With biodegradable packaging materials, they will dissolve over time and not have a negative impact on animal habitats and the environment. Many of these biodegradable packing and packaging material uses polyactic acid that is commonly referred to as resin. Biodegradable packing and packaging are plant-based, which means they are made up of renewable resources. They are created from nature, which means they decompose completely within weeks or months.

Plastic waste into crude oil conversion

matthews10 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:27:38 +0000

Necessity of disposing plastic waste

The usage of plastic products like plastic bags, carry bags, plastic bottles, etc., is rapidly increasing everywhere. But nobody aware of using such products, because they are very harmful for both the human beings and other living creatures when they are dumped into the ground. Considering environment and planet, the waste plastic products are recycled into an useful products.

Polymer Energy, LLC. is a joint venture of Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC). They provide economical and environmentally responsible alternative to plastic products. They uses Polymer Energy system for efficient conversion of plastic waste into crude oil. It is modular in design and a single module can produce up to 775 litres of crude oil for every ton of plastic wastes. Also it handles plastic that is contaminated with other kinds of waste such as metals, glass, dirt, water, etc.

Green Organizing

matthews10 — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:08:20 +0000

“Green” Organizing is a growing trend developing in the professional organizing industry. Green Organizing is an environmentally-friendly approach to professional organizing emphasizing the principles of “Reduce-Reuse-Recycle“.

Northern Technologies International Corporation is in the business of converting unique environmentally beneficial material science into value added products and services for industrial and consumer applications.

Green Organizers promote

Using recycled and/or biodegradable products where possible and feasible
Re-using products rather than buying new products
Limiting the amount of unwanted items going to landfills by donating, free-cycling, selling and recycling as much as possible
Purchasing organizing products from companies that adhere to environmentally sustainable manufacturing practices

Eco-friendly Bags – Option to a safer Environment

matthews10 — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:38:12 +0000

Plastic, paper and cotton bags are probably the easiest and cheapest options when it comes to containing and transporting foods, powders, ice, chemicals and even wastes. Billions of single-use plastic bags are distributed free of cost every day. These free single-use bags might seem to be of great advantage apparently, but as the old adage goes, nothing in this world comes for free. We pay heavily for using each of these bags with our environment and future. The disposal and littering of these bags also threatens the environment and the future of mankind and all living forms. These plastic bags are often disposed off into water or littered on land. Thousands of marine lives are put into danger due to this.

So we see that in-spite of the plastic beings ‘free’ of cost, there’s actually a major cost that needs to be paid indirectly and it threatens the mere existence of all living forms on the face of the earth. Mass movements are taking place all over the world in order to reduce the consumption of these plastic and paper bags due to their ill-effects on the environment. Luckily, though, we have seen the introduction of reusable, eco-friendly, environment safe and biodegradable bags on the market to substitute them. These bags are generally made of Polypropylene. They are simple to produce, strong and can be made of different weight or thickness depending on the intended use. Bags made of this durable material are water repellent and avoids bacteria and odor. They are not affected by chemicals or solvents and comply with FDA regulations.

The reusable, eco-friendly, compostable bags proves to be a perfect alternative to the toxic plastic or paper bags and should be adopted for a better, healthier and safer environment.