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1、EnhancingBiopolymersAdditivesAreNeededforToughness,HeatResistance&ProcessabilityPlasticsaregoing“green,”buttheywillneedsomehelptogetthere.Biodegradablepolymersderivedfromrenewableresourcesareattractinglotsofinterestandpublicity,butthatenthusiasmiscounterbalancedbypersistentquestionso
2、favailability,cost,performance,andprocessability.Alltheseissuesareinter-related:Increasingdemandwillleadtomorecapacity,whichwillpresumablyleadtolowerprices.Butthefoundationismarketdemand,whichultimatelydependsonwhetherbiopolymerswillhavetheperformancepropertiesandprocessabilitytocomp
3、etewithexistingnon-renewableplastics.LearnMoreReadThisArticle...What’sAheadfor‘Green’PlasticsK2007Additives:Additives&ColorantsScoreDramaticAdvancesFoamedPLAShowsPromiseinBiodegradableMeatTraysVisittheInjectionMoldingZoneCompanyInfoAmpacetCorp.,Tarrytown,NYArkemaInc.,Philadelphia(215
4、)419-7000BASFCorp.,FlorhamPark,NJ800-BCRESINCereplastInc.,Hawthorne,CACerestech,Inc.,MontrealChemturaCorp.,Middlebury,CTClariantAdditiveMasterbatches,Winchester,VAClariantMasterbatches,Holden,MAColorMatrixCorp.,Berea,OH(216)622-0100DaniMerScientific,Bainbridge,GADuPontPackagingandInd
5、ustrialPolymersWilmington,DEInnovativeCompoundingLLC,Pittsburgh,KSJimLunt&AssociatesLLC,Wayzata,MN(952)476-2987KurehaPGALLC,Charleston,WVMeredianInc.,Bainbridge,GAMetabolixInc.,Cambridge,MAMillikenChemicalDiv.Spartanburg,SCNatureWorksLLCMinnetonka,MNNovomerInc.,Ithaca,NYPolyOneCorp.,
6、AvonLake,OHReedyInternationalCorp..Keyport,NJRohmandHaasCo.,PhiladelphiaTechmerPM,LLC,Clinton,TNTeknorColorCo.,Pawtucket,RIBioplasticsaremuchlikeotherplasticsinthattheyneedhelpfromadditivestoaddressinherentweaknessesinprocessabilityandphysicalproperties.Someweaknessesstandoutparticul
7、arlyinthecurrentgenerationofbiopolymers:Ontheperformanceside,theytendtobelimitedinimpactstrengthandheatresistance.Ontheprocessingside,theyoftenneedenhancementsinmeltstrengthandsometimesthermalstabilityorlubricitytoovercomeatendencytosticktoprocessingequipment.COMPLEXMARKETPICTUREThes
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