THERMAL RESISTANCE
COMPOSTABLE BIOPOLYMERS WITH THERMAL RESISTANCE
Thermal resistance is a prerequisite for a large number of applications. Examples include coffee capsules, all food packaging that will be subjected to heat treatment, kitchenware that will be in contact with hot food, etc.
Although heat resistance is not a property for which biopolymers stand out, within the INZEA® range there are special grades with improved heat resistance, suitable for the applications mentioned above, both for extrusion and injection moulding. These include HT grades, which acquire this heat resistance during manufacture, andHTS grades, which have improved heat resistance without special processing or post-process crystallisation.
Technical specifications for thermal resistance
For extrusion processes, INZEA grades with an HDT of 95°C are available. Our R&D department is developing more products with superior HDTs.
For injection moulding processes, INZEA has a wide range of products with thermal resistance: HDT up to 100ºC without prior crystallisation (HTS grades) or with HDT up to 150ºC performing hot mould injection or with crystallisation after injection (HT grades).
WHAT IS INZEA
The world is changing and the plastics industry has to adapt to a new situation where sustainability is a priority for governments, businesses and consumers. INZEA® is our response to our customers’ demand for more sustainable plastic materials.
INZEA is a range of biopolymers which can replace traditional plastics in different applicationssuch as bags, mono-use items and packaging, with the advantage of being biodegradable and compostable.
INZEA product range is obtained from renewable sources and is designed to return to nature by different disposal methodslike industrial & home composting, or by biodegradation in different environments.
APLICATIONS
Trays
INZEA® offers biodegradable and compostable solutions for food contact trays for take away and cooked product packaging. Thermoformed trays, film-coated cellulose trays, paper-like and laminated trays can now be managed together with organic waste.
Tea bags
Tea bags produced with INZEA® can be composted with organic waste, so both container and contents will eventually return to nature.
Coffee capsules
INZEA ® has grades suitable for the manufacture of coffee capsules that meet the required mechanical, thermal resistance and barrier requirements.
Catering materials
INZEA offers solutions for biodegradable and compostable cutlery, plates, cups and straws that replace those made from conventional plastics.
Hunting Cartridges
INZEA offers a revolutionary solution for hunting cartridges, as they will effectively and sustainably biodegrade in the natural environment once used.
Flexible packaging for liquids
INZEA® offers biodegradable and compostable solutions for flexible packaging of liquids such as milk pouches and sauces.
Hunting Cartridges
INZEA offers a revolutionary solution for hunting cartridges, as they will effectively and sustainably biodegrade in the natural environment once used.
Flexible packaging for liquids
INZEA® offers biodegradable and compostable solutions for flexible packaging of liquids such as milk pouches and sauces.
RELATED MARKETS
Single-use
INZEA® compostable biopolymers are a sustainable alternative to single-use plastics, necessary and safe for economic development.
Food Market
INZEA® offers a wide range of compostable biopolymers for food packaging that can be processed on conventional blown film extrusion and flat sheet extrusion lines.
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