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WHAT IS

BIOTRANSFORMATION

Plastic biotransformation enables conventional plastics, such as polyethylene and polypropylene, to fully biodegrade within one to two years in open, natural environments, leaving no microplastic residue. This technology uses special additives that convert plastics into waxy substances that are bioavailable when exposed to natural environments. These substances are then broken down by microorganisms and ultimately

KEY ASPECTS OF BIOTRANSFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INCLUDE:

The additive breaks
down the plastic into
a bioavailable wax
that is consumed by
microorganisms and
converted into COz,
water and biomass.

PREVENTING POLLUTION

The additive
specifically targets
plastic that
escapes recycling
streams, ensuring it
degrades in the open
environment.

Plastics made
using this technology
remain fully
recyclable and maintain
their required
predetermined
service life.

This technology
is particularly useful
for single-use
plastic packaging,
such as
food packaging
and bags.

The process involves
three phases:
service life,
weathering
and activation,
and final
biodegradation.

This technology is considered a “next-generation” solution that bridges the gap between traditional plastics and full biodegradability in the natural environment.

This technology is considered a “next-generation” solution that bridges the gap between traditional plastics and full biodegradability in the natural environment.

How does your technology work?

Our proprietary Biotransformation technology is a bespoke approach to fundamentally redesigning plastic packaging at point of manufacture with some unique and fundamental differences to anything else that has been tried previously.

Packaging manufacturers can ‘drop-in’ Polymateria technology, which comes in pellet form, to their plastic resin during the manufacturing process. This solution is known in the industry as a masterbatch and it contains chemicals (we call them catalysts and cocatalysts). After a period specified by the manufacturer, the dormancy period ends and the catalysts in the masterbatch break down the hard crystalline and amorphous structure into a wax-like substance through multiple chemical reactions, achieving carbon-carbon bond scission and ensuring no microplastics are created. Our proprietary use of ‘synthetic’ prebiotics attract natural agents of decay like microbes, fungi and bacteria to fully consume the wax-like substance. The time-controlled feature allows for recycling and a ‘Recycle By’ date to empower consumers and encourage responsible disposal.

We have the only technology in the world that has proven full biodegradation (water, CO2 and biomass) of polyolefins on a range of commonly used packaging without any ecotoxicity issues. On a range of the most fugitive forms of forms of package – polyethylene and polypropylene – independent third-party laboratory testing showed 100% biodegradation on a rigid plastic container in 336 days and film material in 266 days. The process needed no industrial composting facilities and left zero microplastics behind, nor did it cause any environmental harm in the process.

Our product stewardship ensures we only work with pure materials capable of full and safe return to nature but also don’t damage the waste hierarchy of reduce, reuse and recycle. The technology has been developed in close collaboration with some of the most respected institutions and stakeholders in this field. It has been proven at independent labs to be fully recyclable per openly accessible guidelines issued by leading bodies such as Plastic Recyclers Europe (PRE).

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