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BiObased theRmal-resistaNt food packaging

Projektbeschreibung

Innovative, hitzebeständige Lebensmittelverpackung

Die Kreislaufwirtschaft erfordert biologisch abbaubare und biobasierte Kunststoffe, die in der Lage sind, den Lebensmittelverpackungssektor zu transformieren. Diese Kunststoffe müssen aus nachhaltigen Quellen stammen, biobasiert, biologisch abbaubar, kompostierbar, lebensmittelgeeignet, recycelbar und kostengünstig sein. Derzeit erfüllt keine existierende Technologie oder kein existierendes Material alle diese Kriterien. Das EIC-finanzierte BORN entwickelt eine kostengünstige, biobasierte Polymerformulierung zur Herstellung von biologisch abbaubaren, hitzebeständigen Lebensmittelverpackungen und anderen Artikeln, die eine hohe Temperaturbeständigkeit erfordern. Bei dieser neuen Formulierung werden nachhaltig konzipierte Materialien verwendet, darunter ein neuartiger Kristallisationskeimbildner, um die Einschränkungen der meisten biologisch abbaubaren Polymere zu überwinden und die Hitzebeständigkeit zu verbessern. Zu den potenziellen Anwendungsgebieten gehören kompostierbare, mikrowellengeeignete Behälter, landwirtschaftliche Anwendungen und die Herstellung wiederverwendbarer Konsumgüter.

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BORN is a bio-based low-cost polymer formulation that can be used to fabricate biodegradable thermal-resistant food packaging, as well as a variety of products that require resistance to high temperature. This is a groundbreaking innovation for biodegradable and biobased polymers that can generally withstand temperatures not higher than 50-55 °C.
BORN material is produced via safe and sustainable by design, using nature inspired polymers and additives. The latter mainly consist of novel and patentable crystal nucleating agent, whose inclusion in formulations allows crystallization upon industrial processing of polymers that are otherwise amorphous. This leads to improved resistance to high temperatures (100 °C) and allows to foresee a portfolio of applications for BORN, which, for food packaging, may include compostable microwavable containers for ready-to-eat meals, as well as low-cost cups for hot beverages. BORN may be used also in agriculture (eg. filler for mulching films), for reusable consumer goods, as well as for all applications where resistance to high temperatures is mandatory.
The novel BORN material will be circular, biobased, biodegradable, compostable, suitable for food contact, recyclable, as well as of low cost. Currently, there is no material and no relative technology that simultaneously fulfills all these features. This will be a breakthrough in the production and transformation of biodegradable and biobased plastics, able to disrupt the market of biobased food packaging.
The proposal spans the whole BORN lifecycle, from conception and birth of sustainable additives, to design and formulation of novel sustainable materials, followed by production of lab scale prototypes and testing of their suitability for food packaging, up to their end of life. Biodegradation will be validated in open, controlled and extreme environments, also including azard assessment of materials at their end-of-life.

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