{"id":6856,"date":"2024-11-06T14:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T13:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sc2leje1101.universe.wf\/benefits\/technical-advantages-of-bioplastics\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T14:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:14:49","slug":"technical-advantages-of-bioplastics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/bioplastics\/benefits\/technical-advantages-of-bioplastics\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical advantages of bioplastics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns composition-diaporama-single-produit is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The field of bioplastics encompasses <strong>a wide variety of materials<\/strong>, most of which are relatively <strong>new to<\/strong> <strong>the industry<\/strong>. It is therefore logical that these materials do not benefit from all the <strong>technological advances<\/strong> and <strong>optimizations<\/strong> that have been made for petroleum-based polymers with a longer track record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are thus gaps to be filled for certain materials, which require adaptation in terms of both<strong> processing<\/strong> and <strong>usage properties<\/strong>. Others have exactly the same capabilities, or even surpass those of petroleum-based materials, such as <strong>Polyamide-11<\/strong>. Several types of technical advantages can be observed thanks to the use of bioplastics:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New functions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Intrinsic properties<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Biodegradability<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full custom-gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/application-horticulture-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Horticulture application\" class=\"wp-image-5731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/application-horticulture-edited.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/application-horticulture-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/application-horticulture-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/application-horticulture-edited-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"valeurs\" class=\"wp-block-group bloc-valeurs has-background\" style=\"border-radius:40px;background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-12a0b04b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#000000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">intrinsic properties<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Polyethylene furanoate (PEF) is a concrete example of the technical advantages that can be achieved by using a bioplastic. It is a new polymer under development that will compete with PET with the following characteristics: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>100% biobased <\/strong>and always <strong>transparent <\/strong>and <strong>recyclable <\/strong>: use and end-of-life identical to PET.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>10 times <\/strong>better <strong>barrier to<\/strong> oxygen and <strong>2 times <\/strong>better <strong>barrier <\/strong>to carbon dioxide and water vapour: this allows, for example, a reduction in wall thickness for packaging (soft-drink bottles).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>glass transition temperature<\/strong> (Tg) is 12\u00b0C higher, enabling hot filling, which is impossible with standard amorphous PET.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>melting temperature<\/strong> is 30\u00b0C lower, providing energy savings in processing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#000000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">biodegradability<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This property makes it possible to provide new functionalities appreciated by manufacturers. Indeed, it can be interesting to manufacture a product with a given useful life, which can then <strong>biodegrade<\/strong> in its <strong>environment of use<\/strong> in an <strong>environmentally-friendly<\/strong> way <strong>.<\/strong> The main example today in the plastics industry is <strong>agricultural mulching film<\/strong>: its main function is to regulate soil temperature while maintaining relative humidity, thus enabling better vegetation growth. It is now possible to manufacture mulch film using <strong>biodegradable polymers<\/strong>. The advantage here is twofold:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The grower can leave the film fragments in the soil once its use is assured, so that it can finish biodegrading, saving himself the <strong>task of collecting<\/strong> and <strong>processing <\/strong>a film that is not biodegradable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biodegradation of mulch enriches <strong>soil<\/strong> with organic matter and nutrients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other examples include clips for vineyards, ties for horticulture (tomatoes, etc.), hunting (cartridges, etc.) or fireworks (see <a href=\"\/projets_collaboratif\/projet-matadore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MATADORE<\/a> project).  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#000000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">NEW FEATURES<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This<strong> biodegradability<\/strong> property can also be used to confer new functionalities on the product. It is thus possible to incorporate <strong>additives of interest <\/strong>that can be released during use or at the end of the product&#8217;s life. Biodegradation thus becomes a <strong>technical asset for use<\/strong> rather than end-of-life. The following non-exhaustive functions can be obtained:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pollution control (water, soil, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attraction (pests, insects, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Repulsion (pests, insects, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nutrition (plants, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The field of bioplastics encompasses a wide variety of materials, most of which are relatively new to the industry. It is therefore logical that these materials do not benefit from all the technological advances and optimizations that have been made for petroleum-based polymers with a longer track record. There are thus gaps to be filled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6842,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6856","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6856"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9513,"href":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6856\/revisions\/9513"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/natureplast.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}