Essays about: "PHA blends"

Found 3 essays containing the words PHA blends.

  1. 1. Sustainable food packaging based on polyhydroxyalkanoate

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Safana Al-Ashor; [2024]
    Keywords : Biopolymers; Sustainable food packaging; Circular economy; Biobased and biodegradable materials; Food packaging; Processing technologies; Food quality; Shelf-life;

    Abstract : The Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima) and the University of Borås worked together to develop this project. The commonly used packaging materials pose a serious threat to the environment, as they are produced from nonrenewable crude oil and cannot decompose naturally. READ MORE

  3. 2. Analysing and concluding the cost/performance matrix for biopolymer blends with different renewable contents

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för analys och syntes

    Author : Linda Ehrenberg; Filip Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : biopolymers; polymer blends; PHA; PBS; PLA; PP; compounding; blends; cost; price estimations; renewable content; feedstock; polymer technology; polymerteknologi; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Due to increasing awareness and consumer demands it has become important for companies to develop an economical and environmentally sustainable alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics. The transition from fossil material to bio based is important for the future of people and planet, still, how the transformation should be implemented is yet unknown. READ MORE

  4. 3. Investigative study of Biopolymer contamination in conventional recycling systems

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Gauthaman Kuzhanthaivelu; [2018]
    Keywords : Biopolymer contamination; HDPE blends; PHA blends; PP; PET blends;

    Abstract : The recycling industry which is efficiently functioning now has technical expertise, contented consumers, and resource availability and capital contributors. The potential inflow of new material into this existing system should be able to fulfill all the needs of the stakeholders involved in it. READ MORE