Synthetic Compostable Bioplastics
Developing chemical technology to produce the next-generation bioplastics without fermentation: Synthetic PHA
The problem
Virgin plastics are hardly replaceable
Recycling cannot prevent plastic pollution and microplastic accumulation
Biobased polymers cannot be the scalable and cost-competitive alternative
The solution
Competitive compostable bioplastics from CO2
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Sustainable resources
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Compostable
products -
Competitive
prices
The material
Polyhydroxyalkanoates
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a group of plastics that cooperate with nature everywhere in every situation.
PHA behaves like plastics and degrades like paper. It decomposes at the bottom of the ocean, but not on your kitchen table.
At large scale, the chemical production costs are very close to bio-polyethylene. Synthetic PHA is likely to become the compostable plastic with the lowest costs.
The technology
Scalable production
The highly competitive plastics industry requires the efficiency of petroleum technology to be employed in the development of next-generation bioplastics.
At YoungPolymer, we develop the production of P3HP, a type of PHA that can replace polyethylene for many uses:
Elongation at break: ~600%
Young's Modulus: ~0.3 GPa
Melting temperature: ~80°C
Glass-transition: ~ -20°C
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