General Description
PHA (Biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates) produced by fermentation will be used as a basis for the production of soil degradable mulch and greenhouse films, as well as coating of paper.
PHA films for mulching and greenhouses
PHAs will be compounded together with functional additives such as carbon black and other soil degradable polymers in a twin-screw extruder. The obtained material will then be blow extruded into films for mulching application and greenhouses. Main difference between these two products will be the transparency and colour. Mulching films usually require black colour with low transparency whereas greenhouse films should have higher transparency.
PHA coating for paper packaging
The solution consists of a paper substrate and a PHA coating. The paper will be bought according to the final application. Then the final PHA coating formula with adequate quality and viscosity will be applied onto it in a continuous, roll-to-roll coating process. The coating will be dried and UV cured if necessary. The final end result is a paper with a PHA coated onto it.
INSPIRE partner responsible for implementation:
BIO-MI d.o.o., BIO-MI društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću za proizvodnju, istraživanje i razvoj
Croatia
- Goal: Prevention
- Target Litter: The target is to replace the LDPE (Low Density Polyethylene) films on the land and soil that are difficult to collect and eventually accumulate as microplastics. Prevention of nondegradable litter and eventual accumulation of microplastics.
- INSPIRE Use Cases: Agricultural School of Austria (Pilot site), Demo site in Greece (Replication site), EXIT Festival (Novi Sad, Serbia)
- Contact: Filip Miketa
- Email: filip.miketa@bio-mi.eu
- Website: bio-mi.eu