BIO-BASED POLYMERS | MATERIALS
thermoplastics (PC/ABS for example). IamNature is said to be strong and durable, resistant to heat and light, and water resistant. MAIP managing direc- tor Eligio Martini says that the compound, which was developed specifically for the application, has exceptional scratch resistance. MAIP uses a full range of biopolymers, including the Bios family, which are biodegradable and made from renewables; Kios, also made from renewa- bles but non-biodegradable; and Orios, which are biodegradable but fossil-sourced. The company’s main focus has been on the Bios family (which includes PLA), PHAs and other polymers derived from biomass. IamNature compounds use one or more poly-
mers from the Bios family (predominantly PHAs), together with vegetable fillers, mineral fillers, and natural colours. MAIP has developed over 100 dif- ferent formulations, all of them compostable. Some have also been tested to show that they degrade in sea water. “IamNature degrades just like wood,” Martini says. “If I leave an ABB cover on the wall, it will last for years and years. But if it ends up in the soil or a stream, it will rot as microorganisms attack it. The great advantage of PHB over PLA and PBS is
that it degrades in sea water and also in anaerobic conditions.”
Polyamide substitutes Staying with durables, numerous pol- yamide producers now have partly or fully bio-based products in their line- ups. These are almost always the ones that have a 10 in them, which means they have the acid component derived from castor oil. Companies include Arkema, BASF, DSM, DowDuPont, EMS-Grivory, Evonik, and Radici. More often than not, grades are intended for extrusion applications, but some have also been developed for injection moulding. RadiciGroup has been offering Radilon D
PA610 for around seven years. PA610 is around 63% bio, says Market & Application Develop- ment Director Erico Spini. He says the company developed an interesting number of applications for Radilon D by bringing together the compe- tence in polymerisation of the group’s chemicals division with the compounding and marketing know-how of RadiciGroup’s newly-named High
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