Bioblend LT25B

industrial compostable

injection molding

general description

Bioblend LT25B is enhanced with a blend of natural fillers and advanced minerals. Bioblend LT grades are easy to process and prepared for a fast and efficient post-processing crystallization/annealing process. The material can additionally be blended with bamboo, rice or coffee husk, wheat straw, wood powder or any suitable 2nd/3rd generation biomass (under Mottainai 5.0) to support a natural look.

Bioblend LT25B is certified compostable/controlled biodegradable (microbial and enzymatic degradation) in the targeted disposal environment; it is biodegradable in controlled (e.g., industrial compost facilities) conditions according to EN 13432 (Europe) and ASTM D6400 (U.S.).

Bioblend LT grades offer a significant reduction in carbon footprint compared to fossil-based plastics and constitute a more permanent CO2 storage.

The grades exhibit excellent strength and stiffness properties as well as a good flow combined with improved elongation values. An increased rate of crystallization allows an annealing to temperatures of 105 °C (HDT-B).

Part wall-thickness shall be greater than 1.25 mm.

basic characteristics

biomass blend

compound base

applications

mineral

bio-based

compound color

white

degradation

industrial compostable

season-use tableware, housings, rigid packaging (e.g., for cosmetics)

technical data (TDS)

density

1.3 g/cm3

MFI (190°C/2.16 kg)

70 g/10 min

HDT-B (@ 0.46 MPa)

54.2 °C

melting point

180 °C

tensile strength

51.7 MPa

tensile modulus

GPa

65.2 MPa

flexural strength

5.3 GPa

flexural modulus

7.5 %

elongation @ yield

elongation @ break

31 %

shore hardness

impact IZOD (notched)

31.5 J/m

80 D

material shrinkage

0.45 %

Test Methods: ASTM D1238, ASTM D648, ASTM D638, ASTM D790A, ASTM D638, ASTM D256, ASTM D2240; typical values; all mechanical properties as per ASTM D638 Type I specimen, injection molded in accordance with AST; D4101.