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Seaweed derived Films to displace hard to recycle plastics

海藻衍生薄膜取代难以回收的塑料

基本信息

批准号：
10075270
负责人：
金额：
$ 6.25万
依托单位：
FLEXSEA LTD
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Grant for R&D
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2023 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10075270
关键词：
Seaweed derived Films displace hard

项目摘要

Plastics contained or concealed in mixed materials are notoriously difficult to recycle. Recycling facilities do not have resources to separate mixed materials, meaning otherwise-recyclable items like windowed envelopes and wet wipes end up in landfill. These 'hidden' plastics generate significant waste. For example, 650 billion envelopes are produced annually worldwide (30% contain plastic), generating 110kt of plastic waste.FlexSea's vision is a carbon-negative solution of a compostable biopolymer material, derived from seaweed and other natural, sustainably sourced products. FlexSea Film is a fully biodegradable alternative to single-use plastics. Its production benefits small local communities, the environment by protecting coastlines and cultivating seaweed, an effective carbon sequester. Being entirely biodegradable in natural environments, FlexSea material is washed away in the recycling process.Our solution aligns with EPR strategies in force globally, which require companies to be responsible for their packaging after the product has been used.In this project we will:-Improve the water barrier and mechanical strength of FlexSea transparent films.-Analyse water barrier and mechanical properties to establish suitable application, like windowed envelopes.-We will perform ecotoxicity testing of our films to ensure environmental benefits for the adoption of our solution.-We will evaluate the scalability and integration of our solution within different use cases, focusing on windowed envelopes.

众所周知，混合材料中含有或隐藏的塑料很难回收。回收设施没有资源来分离混合材料，这意味着其他可回收的物品，如开窗信封和湿巾最终在垃圾填埋场。这些“隐藏”的塑料会产生大量的废物。例如，全球每年生产6500亿个信封（30%含有塑料），产生11万吨塑料废物。FlexSea的愿景是利用可堆肥生物聚合物材料提供碳负解决方案，该材料来自海藻和其他天然可持续来源的产品。FlexSea Film是一种完全可生物降解的一次性塑料替代品。其生产有益于当地小社区，通过保护海岸线和培育海藻，有效的碳螯合环境。FlexSea材料在自然环境中完全可生物降解，在回收过程中会被冲走。我们的解决方案符合全球有效的EPR战略，该战略要求公司在产品使用后负责其包装。在该项目中，我们将：-提高FlexSea透明薄膜的防水性和机械强度。-分析防水性和机械性能，以确定合适的应用，如开窗信封。我们将对我们的薄膜进行生态毒性测试，以确保采用我们的解决方案的环境效益。我们将评估我们的解决方案在不同用例中的可扩展性和集成性，重点是窗口信封。