The technology of ECM Masterbatch Pellets™ as a plastic additive differs significantly from other “degradable plastics” emerging in the market today because it does not attempt to replace the currently popular resin formulations but instead enhances them by rendering them biodegrable. Moreover, plastic products with ECM Masterbatch Pellets™ does not require the use of heat, light or mechanical stress to breakdown; does not require special handling (unlike PLA and oxodegrable products); and, does not contain heavy metals unlike most oxodegrable products. The addition of ECM Masterbatch Pellets™ allows plastic products to retain its desired attributes without adversely effecting its integrity and cosmetics and can be processed with conventional equipment with no modification whatsoever and no changes to the process setting required upon manufacturing. On the other hand, biodegradable plastics that were introduced to date possess several weaknesses that have prevented wide-spread acceptance in the marketplace. Photo-degradable products for example, does not degrade in landfills due to the lack of sunlight once it is covered with another layer of trash. At the same time these photo-degradable products present difficult circumstances for storage before use due to their reactivity to light. Similarly, plastic products manufactured with PLA and such “renewable” replacement resins fail to decompose as litter or in a landfill, are very expensive to manufacture and often do not achieve the requisite physical properties. The technology of ECM Masterbatch Pellets™ enables the microorganisms in the environment to metabolize the molecular structure of plastic products into humus that is beneficial to the environment. The process utilizes several proprietary compounds that are combined into a masterbatch pellet that is easily added to plastic resins using existing technology.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:16:17 +0000
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