Starch based biodegradable & Compostable resin

Biodegradable Resin

Biodegradable resin is a type of plastic that can break down into natural materials through the action of microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi. Biodegradable resins are typically made from renewable resources,  and are designed to decompose into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. Biodegradable resin is used for a variety of applications, including packaging, agriculture, and consumer goods. 

Starch-modified blown plastic developed in accordance with EN13432, ASTM6400. It can be processed on various types of film blowing machines, printing machines, bag-making machines, and sealing machines.

Starch based biodegradable & Compostable resin is applicable for various kinds of bags, such as T shirt bags, Garbage bags, Produces bags, Draw Stringbags etc.

An analysis of a new market research report stated that “starch blends are expected to account for the largest share in the market” from 2015 to 2020. Out of the 2.05 million tons of bioplastics produced in 2017 worldwide, starch blends accounted for 18.8%.

Starch can be used to reduce the carbon footprint of traditional resins because they can replace petroleum-based polymers with natural ones. It is also highly degradable, meaning it can be used alongside a compostable polymer without interfering with the degradation process. In fact, starch-based bioplastics are widely employed in the medical industry because of their biocompatibility, low toxicity, degradation properties and mechanical properties.

Advantages of biodegradable resins

Environmentally friendly: Biodegradable resins are made from renewable resources, and they break down into natural materials that do not harm the environment.

Reduced waste: Biodegradable resins can reduce the amount of plastic waste that ends up in landfills or the ocean.

Cost-effective: Biodegradable resins can be made from inexpensive raw materials, making them a cost-effective alternative to traditional plastics.

Versatility: Biodegradable resins can be used for a variety of applications, including packaging, agriculture, and consumer goods.

Some common applications of biodegradable resins

Packaging: Biodegradable resins can be used to make packaging materials, such as bags, wraps, and containers, that can break down in the environment.

Agriculture: Biodegradable resins can be used to make mulch films, which are used to control weeds and retain moisture in soil.

Consumer goods: Biodegradable resins can be used to make products such as disposable razors, toothbrushes, and cutlery.

Medical: Biodegradable resins can be used to make implants and other medical devices that can be broken down in the body over time.

Why Choose Compostable Materials

Compostable materials are materials that can be broken down by microorganisms into natural substances such as water, carbon dioxide, and biomass. They are similar to biodegradable materials in that they decompose, but they are specifically designed to break down in a composting environment, which is a controlled environment that mimics the natural process of decomposition. Choosing compostable materials has several benefits:

Environmentally friendly: Compostable materials break down into natural substances that do not harm the environment. They also reduce the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides in agriculture.

Reduced waste: Compostable materials can help reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, where it can take hundreds of years to decompose.

Cost-effective: Compostable materials can be made from inexpensive raw materials, making them a cost-effective alternative to traditional plastics.

Versatility: Compostable materials can be used for a variety of applications, including packaging, agriculture, and consumer goods.

Closed loop system: Compostable materials can be used as a nutrient-rich organic matter for soil, this is a closed loop system that can be beneficial to the environment.

Encourage composting: Choosing compostable materials can encourage more people to start composting, which can help reduce waste and improve soil health.

The differentiation is very simple. It can be divided into three aspects:

First, visual investigation. Starch products are matte, reflecting yellowish or milky white. Non-starch products are dark or bluish white.

Second, odor distinction. After similar products conflict with each other, starch products have a light corn burny smell or plant fragrance, while other products have a plastic smell.

Incineration is another way to distinguish. When the second sort of products are burned, starch produces red flame, and the ash can be crushed  into black powder. Other categories produce blue flame, and the ash are relatively lighter is other products. The main components are carrier resin, corn starch, coupling agent, moisture agent, phase solvent and other low molecules. Floating objects may have two conditions caused by the addition of lubricant and not completely removed from the surface during the process of deashing. Inorganic objects like talc powder are formed by the large amount of heavy calcium. Advantages modification of natural original use natural corn starch as material, giving sustainable supply, so that the natural resources can be reused and cycled. Safe degradable material is a natural polymer compound and can be degraded in a natural environment.Green environmental protection products can be quickly degraded by microorganisms in the natural environment, becoming plant nutrients, truly derived from nature and giving back to nature, which can solve the environmental damage caused by white pollution. Materials are non-toxic. Production is sterile. Disinfection inspection is strict. Degradation will not be toxic to the soil and air. And there’s no secondary pollution damage. It has strong substitution that can replace the plastic products which take oil as material and the paper products which take wood as material.