Innovative value chain development for sustainable plastics in

Innovative value chain development for sustainable plastics in Central Europe


Work Package 3: Developing a roadmap for action

– from science to innovation in the value chain

Case studies under the transnational R&D scheme

Marek Kowalczuk, Marta Musiol, Michal Sobota

Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences

34, Marii Sklodowskiej Curie St., 41-819 Zabrze, Poland


Area of interest

A clear focus

Environmental biodegradable plastics, that are in line with the following criteria:

• Compostable polymers (according EN13432/14995, ASTM D 6400, ISO16929) designed

to be composted in municipal and industrial aerobic composting facilities

• Based on renewable and non renewable resources

• Applied in packaging, catering or agriculture

• Available on the market on a medium to large scale

Goal WP3

To elaborate a transnational roadmap for technology transfer

in biodegradable plastics industry based on a joint R&D scheme


PLASTiCE Value Chain development

Research

Institute

Producers

of basic

components

Producers of

sustainable

plastics

End-users

Food sector

Pharmaceutical

sector

Cosmetic sector

…

Distributors

Retailers

Governmental institutions

Co

nsu

mers

National Information Points

Joint R&D Scheme Joint Advisory Scheme

Information package

Certification system

National laws on

waste management

European Directives on

waste management

Roadmap for research and commercialization

of new sustainable polymers

Information campaign


WP3 Partners

Linking competences together

• LP: National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana;

• PP3: Plasta, production and trade Ltd.;

• PP5: Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences;

• PP6: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava;

• PP7: HrKo Holding, PLC;

• PP8: University of Bologna, Department of Chemistry ‘G. Ciamician’;

• PP10: NOVAMONT;

• PP11: Center of Excellence Polymer Materials and Technologies;

• PP12: Polish Academy of Sciences Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials;

• PP13: Polish Packaging Research and Development Centre


Joint R&D scheme

A full range of R&D support services offered to companies

in Central and Eastern Europe

• Structural research on polymers available on the market

• Chemical modification of polymer properties

• Physical modification of polymer properties

• Research on industrial processing properties

• Research on application properties

• Research on aging properties of polymer materials

• Research on barrier properties of polymer materials

• Research on thermo-mechanical properties of polymer materials

• Research on durability properties and shelf-life properties

• Biodegradation and compostability testing


Current stage

Month 1-6

Month 7-18

Month 19-30

Month 31-36

Methodology refinement

and information gathering

Tool development

and first verification

Refinement of tools,

testing and evaluation

Dissemination activities by

National Information Points

Joint R&D scheme

Case studies

04.2012 09. 2012 11.2012 03.2013 06.2013

Transnational roadmap


Case studies

Excellence through cooperation

• 9 case studies

• R&D - industry partnerships

• Testing cooperation processes in line with the joint R&D scheme

• Creating good practices that will serve as a reference frame for the preparation and

the promotion of the roadmap among companies in CEE


Case studies

Case study 1A Testing of markers for easy identification of biodegradable plastics

in the waste stream

Case study 1B Testing of markers for easy identification of biodegradable plastics

in the waste stream

Case study 2A Systemic approach for sustainable production for bioplastics

Anaerobic digestion

Case study 2B Systemic approach for sustainable production for bioplastics

Composting

Case study 3

Use of bioedegradable plastics in hygiene, sanitary and auxiliary medical*

products

(*applications not used for direct tissue contact, implants or drug delivery)

Case study 4 Production of packaging for eggs made from BDPs

Case study 5 Masterbatches of blends for foils

Case study 6A Introduction of biodegradable plastic in film/bag production

Case study 6B Introduction of biodegradable materials in production processes

Production of twines for agriculture


Case study 1B

Testing of markers for easy identification of

biodegradable plastics in the waste stream


Case study 2B

SYSTEMIC APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE

PRODUCTION FOR BIOPLASTICS

COMPOSTING


Case study 2B

Schematic diagram of the organic

recycling of packaging materials


http://www.modellprojekt-kassel.de/eng/downloads/kassel-project_brochure.pdf

Case study 2B Case study 2B


Case study 2B


Sorting Station and Composting

Plants in Zabrze

Case study 2B


Pile composting plant of organic wastes as well as other composting

plant (with preliminary compost in containers and maturation of

compost on piles) started in 1999 in Zabrze

The pile consisted of 40% leaves,

30% branches and 30% grass. The containers consisted

approximately of 40%

kitchen organic waste, 20%

leaves, 20% branches and

20% grass.

Case study 2B


Cage with the samples

The cage with polymeric materials

was placed in composting pile at

the depth of one meter under the

surface

Case study 2B


Case study 2B


Case study 2B Systemic approach for sustainable

production for bioplastics

Composting

Case study 2B


Case study 2B


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