Rheological behavior of FlaxsticTM value added compost blends**

FlaxsticTM 增值堆肥混合物的流变行为**

• 批准号: 536450-2018
• 负责人: Hatzikiriakos, SavvasG
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=653211
• 关键词: Rheological; behavior; FlaxsticTM; value; added

Plastic trash is not only a serious problem for landfills, but since they are not bio-degradable, they persist in the environment indefinitely. The persistence of plastic trash in the environment, the looming shortage of petroleum reserves, and the shortage of landfill space has increased the urgency to recycle plastics as well as to produce biodegradable polymers that are fully compostable. ** Biodegradable polymers are polymeric materials that can be broken down by naturally occurring microorganisms in the environment. Composting is a controlled process of bio-oxidation that transforms decomposable polymers/plastics to yield CO2, water, inorganic compounds and biomass. Unfortunately, a large segment of currently commercial "biodegradable" plastics are truly compostable in a narrow range of conditions available in specialized industrial composting facilities and may not be compatible with home composting. The commercial viability of these products can also be limited in terms of price and performance and their broader scope of application is dependent upon the synthesis of new biodegradable polymers to result in novel materials with a wide range of desirable mechanical properties.** Open Mind Developments (OMD) is a Canadian company based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and is focused on sustainable and innovative alternatives to conventional products. We will work with OMD/Pela to incorporate Canadian Flax Shive, a 'waste' by-product from the Canadian Oil Seed Flax industry, along with various additive into ASTM-certified compostable and biodegradable bioplastic materials, and test the rheological and mechanical properties of the resulting polymers. ****

塑料垃圾不仅对垃圾填埋场来说是一个严重的问题，而且由于它们不可生物降解，因此它们会无限期地存在于环境中。环境中塑料垃圾的持续存在、石油储备的迫在眉睫的短缺以及垃圾填埋场空间的短缺，增加了回收塑料以及生产完全可堆肥的可生物降解聚合物的紧迫性。 ** 可生物降解聚合物是可以被环境中自然存在的微生物分解的聚合材料。 堆肥是一种受控的生物氧化过程，可将可分解的聚合物/塑料转化为二氧化碳、水、无机化合物和生物质。 不幸的是，目前大部分商业“可生物降解”塑料在专门的工业堆肥设施中的有限条件下确实可以堆肥，并且可能与家庭堆肥不兼容。 这些产品的商业可行性在价格和性能方面也受到限制，其更广泛的应用范围取决于新型可生物降解聚合物的合成，以产生具有各种理想机械性能的新型材料。**开放思想发展(OMD) 是一家总部位于萨斯喀彻温省萨斯卡通的加拿大公司，专注于传统产品的可持续和创新替代品。 我们将与 OMD/Pela 合作，将加拿大亚麻纤维（加拿大油籽亚麻行业的“废物”副产品）与各种添加剂一起融入 ASTM 认证的可堆肥和可生物降解的生物塑料材料中，并测试其流变学和机械性能所得聚合物。 ****