The
University of Sheffield and CPD (supplier of cleaning and hygiene products,
based in UK) has developed a new bio-polymer which has received a nomination
for the Hull Daily Mail Business Award for Innovation and Technology.
CPD founder and chief executive Shaun Chatterton says that
Floreon composts faster and requires less energy for production. He considers
the new material to have huge potential for diversification and other benefits.
He talked to PRW about its potential to change the entire notion of packaging
and transform the way people think about plastics. With Floreon, they have
managed to do much more than their initial idea of replacing water bottles, PET
plastics and other derivatives.
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the top materials
scientists at the University of Sheffield ultimately lead to the development of
this polymer. Floreon can be produced using 62% less energy and is four times
sturdier than standard bio-plastic PLA. Chatterton commented on the
manufacturing process of the polymer, saying that it requires only 180 degrees
Celsius of heat during production as compared to other rival polymers that
require 280 to 300 degrees Celsius.
Apart from all these advantages, Floreon is a completely
biodegradable polymer and it can be recycled back to virgin PLA in an energy
efficient way without going through the process of “down-cycling” that is done
for other plastics.
Source: http://www.prw.com/subscriber/
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