Technical Information

About bio-degradable and compostable plastics

Enviroways plastics are fully biodegradable and compostable, it has been shown that more than 90% of Enviroways fully biodegradable plastics have been converted after 80 days to CO2, water, energy and biomass.

Due to their specific molecular structure, our FLEX series performs their functions during period of use, as traditional plastics. While they will biodegrade after discarded, under specified environmental conditions like composting.

Biodegradable FLEX series films provide a favourable ageing performance. Decay of tensile strength is not observed before 18 months of storage time at normal room conditions(230C and 50 RH%), and 40 days of storage times at hard conditions (500C and 50 RH%).

After 2 years of storage at normal room conditions, tensile strength and elongation of film made from FLEX series still reach or exceed the level of LDPE carrier bags. The puncture resistance maintains more than 70% of LDPE carrier bags. Stiffness increases above the level of the LDPE film. The storage has a positive correlation with thickness of material.

  • Enviroways plastics are manufactured to ISO 9000:2000 strict quality specifications
  • Fully compost in 90 days, to water, CO2 and biomass
  • Meets Australian Standard AS4736-2006
  • Are EN 13432 and ASTM D6400 accredited
  • Are EU and FDA 12288759808 food contact approved
  • Are exceptionally strong at thin gauges, reducing the amount of material needed and better enabling biodegradation

About ionic liquids

You probably haven’t heard of ionic liquids, but these remarkable substances could be the lubricant for a veritable revolution in chemical engineering.

Ionic liquids are solvents consisting of electrically charged particles - or ions - which could be positive or negative. They're not flammable; they release no fumes; and they can make chemical reactions faster and cheaper.

There are potentially as many of these intriguing liquids as you could ever want. They increase yield – and profit - for manufacturers, reduce the amount of malodorous, toxic waste in the environment and make the workplace much safer.

Green chemistry

Ionic liquids could be the answer to making the chemical industry turn its back for good on the dirty, contaminating practices of old and embrace instead ‘green chemistry’.

Professor Kenneth Seddon, Chair of Inorganic Chemistry at Queen’s University, Belfast, has made it his life’s work to promote green chemistry around the world. He believes ionic liquids could provide a key to making the components and end products from industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals in an environmentally friendly way.

CLICK HERE for more information from The Queen's University Ionic Liquid Laboratories (QUILL) Research Centre