Sphere Research FR VEGETABLE PLASTIC Home / Research and Innovations / Materials innovation / Vegetable plastic VEGETABLE PLASTIC IN 2011, THE SPHERE GROUP CHOSE TO REPLACE FOSSIL POLYETHYLENE WITH VEGETABLE POLYETHYLENE FOR ALL THE RANGES OF ITS GARBAGE BAGS, FREEZER BAGS AND STRETCH FILM FOR ITS ALFAPAC VEGETAL ORIGIN®, FRIO AND VITA BRANDS. Produced from ethanol obtained from sugar cane, vegetable polyethylene (PE) offers the same performance as fossil polyethylene PE: resistance, tightness, adhesion. Vegetal Origin® products can contain up to 95% vegetable plastic. Recyclable, this plant-based plastic does not disrupt the recycling process. It can be recovered as energy if it is collected at the end of its life with household waste. In a global context where, on the one hand, the price of oil is high and, on the other hand, the world reserves of oil and natural gas are dwindling, plant carbon is an interesting alternative to fossil carbon. In fact, sugar cane captures enough CO 2 , during its growth, to compensate for all the CO 2 issued during the entire manufacturing process of a bag. Vegetable carbon, an essential constituent of plants, is renewable. The gigantic stock is, by nature, inexhaustible. This technological innovation is an integral part of the group's strategy. It aims to reduce dependence on oil and reduce atmospheric pollution and the release of greenhouse gases. IS VEGETABLE PE BIODEGRADABLE? Plant-based plastics are not necessarily biodegradable. If carbon is the raw material of plants like petroleum, it is not the vegetable or fossil origin of the carbon atom that gives plastic its properties, but the way in which these atoms are arranged. For a plastic to be biodegradable, it must be able to be assimilated by microorganisms ; the plastic molecule must therefore contain particular groups of atoms which will be able to serve as "treats" for microorganisms and allow them to deconstruct the molecule until all that remains is water, CO 2 and / or CH4 (methane), and possibly by-products (residues, new biomass) which are not toxic to the environment. Some 100% petroleum plastics are therefore 100% biodegradable. Conversely, plant materials, such as latex, can be non-biodegradable. LEARN MORE: THE WASTE BAG LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS / KEY DATES 2012 ALUMINUM UNWINDER OVEN COOKING BAG Dérouleur Aluminium : hygiénique, pratique et rechargeable. Sac cuisson pour une cuisson au four sans ajout de matières grasses. 2012 VEGETAL ORIGIN PROFESSIONNEL® Lancement de VEGETAL ORIGIN PROFESSIONNEL®,la 1ère gamme de sacs-poubelles professionnels en polyéthylène végétal, composée de plus de 50% de matières végétales renouvelables (canne à sucre). Voir toutes les dates clés Accueil | Contact | Mentions Légales © Agence 'O If you continue to browse this website, you are allowing all third-party services OK, accept all Personalize