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As part of the EU-funded HyperBioCoat project, a research consortium has developed a new polymer raw material that increases the protective effect of plastic packaging without impairing its recycling or compost properties. It can be combined with both conventional and compostable packaging materials. Instead of using crude oil or bio-based raw materials from corn or sugar cane, the researchers obtain their raw materials from large by-product streams in the food industry. In concrete terms, apple pomace is extracted into a hemicellulose product that is suitable for a wide variety of applications thanks to its branched polymer structures: from coatings that screen oxygen and water vapor, for films, trays and bottles made of plastics and natural waxes, to coating and paint systems as well as paper additives or cosmetic articles in which the polymer product can be used to increase tensile strength or adjust flowability and stabilize dispersions and emulsions. The raw material was successfully tested on demonstrators for food and cosmetic packaging.
Information on participating / attending:
Please register at presse@iwks.fraunhofer.de.
Date:
10/16/2019 15:30 - 10/16/2019 16:30
Event venue:
Conference Room 19b, Hall 1, K 2019, Messe Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Bayern
Germany
Target group:
Business and commerce, Journalists
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Chemistry, Environment / ecology, Materials sciences, Oceanology / climate
Types of events:
Press conferences
Entry:
10/11/2019
Sender/author:
Dipl.-Geophys. Marie-Luise Righi
Department:
PR und Kommunikation
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event64886
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