Improved polythene processing additives

该项目旨在大幅降低成本增加对英国聚乙烯生产市场的影响。价格从2006年的800 GB/T上涨到2012年的1300 GB/T。再循环原料的可获得性和可变性的减少以及加工成本的增加造成了进一步的价格压力。CCM技术可以帮助满足降低成本的需求。它试图通过一个原型开发项目来展示其工艺的可扩展性，该工艺已经在小规模中得到验证，该项目将以较低的成本提供替代原料。该项目减少了生产挤出(PE)产品所需的原始聚合物和能源的数量。在聚乙烯熔体中加入经过特殊处理的可再生来源纤维可在不降低最终产品机械性能的情况下降低成本。它还减少了高达30%的PE数量和20%的能源成本。该工艺还减少了与PE生产相关的总二氧化碳排放量，同时允许潜在的额外材料功能(包括阻燃性)，潜在地有助于显著拓宽聚乙烯市场。CCM工艺最初是在约克郡的一项向前研发拨款下开发的，后来在伯明翰大学开发。我们现在寻求通过开发一种原型来扩大该项目的规模，该原型可以产生更大量的处理纤维用于全面的工业测试，并作为开发和向英国产品制造商销售更大规模设备的试验台单元。一个成功的原型将使该行业降低成本，节约能源和二氧化碳，同时也为该行业开发潜在的市场机会。

This project aims to dramatically reduce the impact of increased costs on the UK polythene production market. Prices have risen from £800/T in 2006 to £1300/T in 2012. Further price pressures are exerted by the decreasing availability and variability of recycled feedstock and increased processing costs. CCm technology can help meet the demand for lower costs. It seeks to demonstrate the scalability of its process, already proven at small scale, through a prototype development project which will deliver alternative feedstock at lower cost.The project reduces the quantities of virgin polymer and energy required to make extruded (PE) products. The incorporation of specially treated renewably sourced fibres into polythene melts reduces costs without reducing the mechanical properties of the end product. It also reduces the quantity of PE by up to 30% and energy costs by 20%. The process also reduces total CO2 emissions relating to PE production whilst allowing for the potential for additional material functionality (including fire retardancy) potentially helping to significantly broaden the polythene market.The CCm process was initially developed under a Yorkshire Forward R&D grant and hassubsequently been developed at the University of Birmingham. We now seek to scale-up the project by developing a prototype that can generate larger quantities of treated fibre for full industrial testing and to act as a test bed unit for the development and sale of larger scale equipment to product manufacturers in the UK. A successful prototype will enable the industry to reduce costs, save energy and C02, whilst also developing potential market opportunities for the sector.