Publication / Morphological behaviour of poly(lactic acid) during hydrolytic degradation

Polymer Degradation and Stability
Volume 93, Issue 10, October 2008, Pages 1964-1970

Xiaoqing Zhang, Maria Espiritu, Alex Bilyk and Lusiana Kurniawan

Publication / effect of type of peroxide on cross-linking of poly(l-lactide)

Polymer Degradation and Stability
Volume 93, Issue 10, October 2008, Pages 1909-1916

Masumi Takamura, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Tatsuhiro Takahashi and Kiyohito Koyama

Publication / stabilization of poly(lactic acid) by polycarbodiimide

Polymer Degradation and Stability
Volume 93, Issue 10, October 2008, Pages 1923-1929

Lixin Yang, Xuesi Chen and Xiabin Jing

Une étude très intéressante sur l’amélioration de la stabilité du PLLA lors de sa mise en oeuvre à l’aide d’un “waterscavenger”; un poly-carbodiimide plus réactif à l’hydrolyse que le PLLA !

Offre d’emploi / Professeur de 2ème catégorie des écoles de mines (Ministère chargé de l’industrie) / Douai

SPECIALITE : CHIMIE DES POLYMERES APPLIQUEE AUX MATERIAUX BIO-SOURCES

Offre de thèse / Synthèse de résines « vertes » thermodurcissables à partir de polyphénols / Montpellier

Offre d’emploi / Directeur de recherche Chimie Végétale- Procédés de transformation des polymères / Toulouse

US biopolymer company starts its bid to be biggest

American bio-plastics producer Cereplast is gearing up for greater volumes and restructuring its manufacturing operations with the start-up of production at its Seymour, Indiana, facility where it will now concentrate all its core manufacturing assets. The restructure is intended to cut manufacturing costs and enable delivery of polymers in larger quantities. Chairman and chief executive Frederic Scheer described the move as accelerating the company’s transition from small manufacturer to thriving, full-scale bioplastics company.

Natureplast fournisseur de bioplastiques (Caen)

Natureplast est un fournisseur Français de PLA, PHA et de TPS. Une gamme de PLLA sans OGM est également disponible !

Leur site internet est très didactique, on y trouve notamment des définitions claires de la biodégradabilité, de l’oxo-dégradabilité et de la bio-désintégration. 

http://www.natureplast.eu/

Non GMO based polymers and non edible crop based polymers

Plastic industry is taking a closer look at the origin of biopolymers. Indeed we can now find “non GMO based” PLLA or “non edible crop based” polymers !

Here are a couple of interesting posts on this point:

Investments Boost German Bioplastics Market

Le nombre d’industries produisant des bioplastiques en Allemagne est en forte augmentation !

BASF a déjà annoncé la création de deux nouveaux sites. A présent c’est “Plantic” (Australien) qui met en place un centre de thermoformage pour l’amidon, et ”Pyramid bioplastic” (Suisse-Allemand) qui sont intéressés par produire du PLLA !

http://www.biobasednews.com/node/18253

Development of Bio-based Plasticizer Technologies

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and PolyOne Corporation have recently announced that they have agreed to collaborate on the development of bio-based plasticizers for use in polymer formulations.

http://biopol.free.fr/?p=210

Article très intéressant, car on sait combien il est difficile actuellement de trouver sur le marché des plastifiants adaptés aux cahier des charges des bioplastiques, c’est à dire des plastifiants qui soient biodégradables et/ou biosourcés.

SPI launches new bioplastics council

Sainsbury’s Compostable Packaging Hits Shelves

Sainsbury’s has launched compostable packaging for wet products, which will be tested in 40 of its stores, Recycling & Waste Management News & Information reports. The retailer teamed up with Amcor Flexibles to use a compostable film in its So Organic Wild Rocket range. The packaging took Amcor Flexibles 18 months to develop and has passed all health and safety food contact legislation.

http://www.bioplastics24.com/content/view/1306/2/lang,en/

http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/09/16/sainsburys-compostable-packaging-hits-shelves/

AMCOR home page: http://www.amcor.com/

Mirel Bioplastics for Use in Agricultural Mulch Film

UNITIKA selects VELOX to introduce Terramac® high performance bioplastics

Genomatica develops novel bioplastic (San Diego)

Il s’agit de la mise au point de nouveaux micro-organismes capables de synthétisés du 1-4-butan-diol (BDO). On connaissait le potentiel du BDO à être issu de ressources naturelles. En effet il peut s’obtenir par hydrogénation de l’acide succinique qui est déjà potentiellement bio-soucé (DSM, Roquette …).

http://media.cleantech.com/3442/genomatica-eliminates-petrochemicals-plastic

September 16, 2008 – Exclusive

By Emma Ritch, Cleantech Group

Voir aussi les articles

http://www.genomatica.com/media/pressrelease_09162008.pdf

Et celui très intéressant chez Biopol: http://biopol.free.fr/?p=201

NatureWorks: Bioplastics offer a more sustainable future

Un nouvel article issu de PakBec, très intéressant, relate la vision de Nature Works sur le développement de son marché! Il s’agit en fait d’une réponse de NW à un article du Guardian remettant en cause l’utilisation des biopolymères dans les emballages. des déclarations très intéressantes sont cepenandt à vérifier: “la quantité de CO2 engendrée par la production de PLLA serait deux fois plus faible que celle de la production des polymères synthétiques, le PLLA serait recyclable à volonté, …“

L’article initial du guardian souligne les désavantages des bio-plastiques (dits compostables) ainsi que des oxo-dégradables (dits fragmentables).

http://pakbec.blogspot.com/2008/09/natureworks-bioplastics-offer-more.html

D’ailleurs voici l’article sur “The guardian” “Sustainable bio-plastic can damage the environement” http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/23/waste.pollution

Et la réponse de Natureworks : http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/23/waste.pollution

Bientôt une usine de fabrication de bioplastique à Sherbrooke?

Cet article est à mettre en parralèle de l’un de mes ancien posts, il est cependant beaucoup plus complet. A lire sur PakBec. L’article rappelle comment la ville de Sherbrooke veut être reconnue comme pôle environnemental spécialisé dans les bioindustries.

http://pakbec.blogspot.com/2008/08/le-bioplastique-cest-politique.html

Le bioplastique politiquement piloté

Un extrait du “Nouvel Observateur” sur les bioplastiques, à lire sur Pakbec

http://pakbec.blogspot.com/2008/08/le-bioplastique-cest-politique.html

European Polymer Congress / Graz / Austria / 2009, 7, 12th-17th

European Polyemer Congress

Sessions will cover the whole range of polymer science comprising contributions on synthesis, characterization, processing,
application and theory.

session 1:
Polymers from bioresources
This session is focussing on macromolecules made by biological systems or from biological resources. Contributions with respect to analysis/characterization, synthesis/transformation, process technology and modelling are welcome.

EPF’09 – European Polymer Congress
12–17 July
http://www.epf09.org/
Graz, Austria

http://www.ictos.tugraz.at/epf09_firstcircular.pdf

OWS Organic Waste Systems / Belgium

Organic Waste Systems (OWS) is a private company under Belgian law, constituted in 1988 with a capital of 1.240.000 Euro. OWS is specialised in biological treatment of solid and semi-solid organic substrates by means of anaerobic digestion. OWS has developed the DRANCO, SORDISEP and DRANCO-FARM processes.

Offre d’emploi / Directeur de recherche chimie végétale-procédés de transformation des polymères / ABG-29787

Fraunhofer ICT / Germany / Research fields and contacts

Germany / ICT / Workshop on “Green and Wood-Based Composites”30th September 2008 Fraunhofer ICT Pfinztal

Careers in Europe – International job event / 11&12-12-2008

BASF, Procter&Gamble, Cargill, DuPont … some of the main actors in bioplastic industry, will be at “Careers in europe international job event”

Careers in Europe – International job event

NEW MASTERBATCHES VIBATAN PLA

VIBA Laboratories have developed some innovative masterbatches based on bio-polymers.

VIBATAN PLA NUCLEATING AGENT 03413, having a Polylactic Acid support and to be used for the transformation of bio-polymers.

VIBATAN PLA BLUE ANTIOX 97838 which increases the polymer thermal stability

Vous souhaitez plus d’informations sur les bioplastiques? Leurs applications, les intervenants industriels …

Voici une série de liens internet à feuilleter

Start-up success and green ideas

ENVIRONMENTALLY-friendly packaging solutions won a Wrexhamcompany a top accolade in last year’s Achievement Wales Business Awards.

ProcuraSell scooped theWelsh Assembly Government’s Business Start-up Award for the development of its compostable trays designed for use by food retailers, the catering industry and others.

The company, which has offices in Redwither Tower on Wrexham Industrial Estate, makes its newcompostable trays from natural fibre left over from the sugar refining process. The trays aremade for the company in China and are said to be an ideal replacement for packaging materials such as plastic and aluminium.

http://www.packagingdigest.com/articleXml/LN842644212.html

Comparaison bioplastics / pétro-plastiques via une étude de chercheurs d’Hawaï, les bioplastiques gagnent ?

Biodegradable plastic made from renewable resources always sounds better than petroleum-based plastics, right? Well, kind of. We know that most bioplastics aren’t biodegradable in the sense that you can toss it in a compost bin and expect it to quickly disintegrate. Bioplastics still often have to go through an energy-intensive recycling process to get them to fully degrade. So, does this make them equally undesirable? Exactly how do they measure up to conventional plastics?

A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu aimed to find out, and they discovered a few leg-ups that bioplastics have over conventional plastics during the production phase, primarily that bioplastics emit fewer carbon emissions when manufactured.

http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2038/64/

Les bioplastiques en bonne position grâce à la montée des prix du pétrole

Ever since plastics revolutionised product manufacturing in the late 19th century, these materials have grown to dominate modern consumerism. From the computer keyboard to outdoor furniture, plastics are one of the most versatile materials available to manufacturers. However, they may no longer be one of the cheapest materials available. Oil price hikes are seeing to that, and pushing science to search for new, low-cost, ‘greener’ options to fill the world’s need for versatile plastics.

Some product alternatives to plastic have already travelled the path to market, such as the edible chocolate trays made of corn starch developed by CSIRO and other Food and Packaging Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) partners and now manufactured by biodegradable packaging company Plantic. Overseas, similar biodegradable polymer materials are being used for plastic wrap and supermarket meat trays.

http://www.sciencealert.com.au/features/20082708-17864.html

US demand for bioplastics to reach $845 millon in 2012

Demand for biodegradable plastic in the U.S. is forecast to expand nearly 16 percent per year to 720 million pounds in 2012, valued at $845 million, according to a new report by market research firm The Freedonia Group.

According to the report, entitled “Biodegradable Plastics”, “Polylactic acid (PLA) demand will present good opportunities through 2012, reflecting price declines, improved product performance and greater processor familiarity.”

http://www.canplastics.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=89210&issue=09082008

Votre voiture contiendra sous peu des matériaux issus de blé américain

Chances are, parts of your car are made from Ontario-grown corn and soybeans.

Didn’t know that?

Not many people do, but it’s a growing reality as auto parts makers look for cheaper, more environmentally friendly alternative materials.

And local farmers are getting in on a piece of the action.

“Our goal is to have 300 kilograms from agriculture in every vehicle,” Gord Surgeoner, president of Ontario Agri-Food Technologies, told the Western Fair Association last week.

Les bioplastiques, un secteur d’investissement alléchant

 

Current European consumption of bioplastics is limited, at between 75,000 and 100,000 tonnes, industry association chairman Harald Kaeb put forward at an Interpack conference on the topic. While this is clearly miniscule compared with a figure of nearly 50 million tonnes for standard plastics, the bio sector does offer growth rates in excess of 25%, he noted.

Stanelco, le producteur de bioplastiques, sort la tête … et fait des profits

http://www.stanelcoplc.com/

Sales at Stanelco have almost doubled according to its half year results and the company’s ceo said the firm is on the road to regaining profitability.

Des bactéries qui font des plastiques biodégradables à partir de vieux plastiques

 

University College Dublin (UCD)

Des bactéries qui mangent des vieux plastiques (PS, PET …) pour en faire … des plastiques biodégradables ! Une nouvelle forme de recyclage ? Voici plusieurs artciles sur le sujet.

Bioplastic – Better Living Through Green Chemistry ?

 

De nouveau un billet autour de la remise en question des bioplastiques, sont abordés:

• le fait qu’ils soient à base d’OGM,
• le fait qu’ils posent des soucis de compostabilité,

En revanche, et c’est dommage, rien n’est dit sur la comparaison des cycles de vie et du potentiel de synthèse chimique …

Par ailleurs de nombreux exemples sont donnés

http://peakenergy.blogspot.com/2008/08/bioplastic-better-living-through-green.html

8 reasons why bioplastic is worse than regular plastic

 

Un site très intéressant, un article très discutable, mais qui permet de se poser des questions. 

http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2063/

voir aussi l’ensemble des liens de ce blog sur les bioplastiques

http://www.ecogeek.org/index.php?searchword=bioplastic&option=com_search&Itemid=5

A mettre en pralèlle des billets de biopol intitulés “un point de vue”

Un blog emballant qui parle aussi de bioplastiques

 

Voici un lien vers les billets concernant les bioplastiques du blog “PakBec.com”, vous y trouverez les prévisions des marchés US pour les bioplastiques, des power-point, les aspects politiques autour des bioplastiques, une présentation claire du problème de la fin de vie des bioplastiques …

http://pakbec.blogspot.com/search/label/Bioplastique

What Do Recycling Symbols on Plastics Mean? / Pakbec.blogpost.com

 

Très amusant, les principaux sigles des plastiques sont représentés.

Ceci concerne plutôt les plastiques à recycler que les bioplastiques, mais bon, c’est tellement bien fait et rigolo que je vous invite à cliquer ici http://pakbec.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-do-recycling-symbols-on-plastics.html

 

Waste and Resources Action Programme / pakbec.blogpost.com

Bioplastic: WRAP position

Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP, UK) believes that introduction of biopolymers should be done in a way which can demonstrate benefit to the environment. Pending a full life cycle assessment, it is likely that a benefit will be demonstrable in the following circumstances:

See http://pakbec.blogspot.com/2008/08/bioplastic-wrap-position.html