VTT pilots new transparent cellulose film that reduces microplastic

News- Food packages protect food and minimise waste. Thin plastic films are nevertheless difficult to recycle, and they often end up in the wrong places after use

VTT is the largest research and technology company conducting applied research in Finland. The company has developed a solution to the problem of plastic packaging. “VTT has researched cellulose films for more than ten years, and for more than six years on regenerated cellulose in transparent films” Virtanen, Vice President, for Biomaterial processing and products at VTT, says

VTT Research Professor Ali Harlin says: We can produce transparent and flexible cellulose film. Cellulose film can resist dampness, but in nature it disappears as completely as a sheet of paper does

The production of packaging material is in the pilot phase, and it could be in extensive industrial use in 5–7 years

07.06.2022

Ref: www.bioplasticsmagazine.com

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