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Hi,
I wanted to see if there were any opportunities to remove some of my company's dependency on petroleum based plastics.
Our main workhorses are ABS, PP, and POM.
Ideally, the mechanical properties (thermal and electric do not matter for us) would be close to the above list. Even better if the shrink rates were close enough so we could use existing tooling.
Thanks!
I wanted to see if there were any opportunities to remove some of my company's dependency on petroleum based plastics.
Our main workhorses are ABS, PP, and POM.
Ideally, the mechanical properties (thermal and electric do not matter for us) would be close to the above list. Even better if the shrink rates were close enough so we could use existing tooling.
Thanks!
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Hi Eric,
For a start on this subject I posted 2 articles I hope will be helpful. One is a chapter from the Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, "Polymers, Biodegradable." The other is an article, "Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Biodegradable Plastics."
There's much more information available on this subject, so please let me know what additional resources you'd like to see.
Best regards,
Carol
Carol Tower
SME e-Librarian
For a start on this subject I posted 2 articles I hope will be helpful. One is a chapter from the Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, "Polymers, Biodegradable." The other is an article, "Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Biodegradable Plastics."
There's much more information available on this subject, so please let me know what additional resources you'd like to see.
Best regards,
Carol
Carol Tower
SME e-Librarian
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