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Creating the plastics packaging of tomorrow out of wood

 “A wood fibre only 100 nanometres thick will help to give us tomorrow’s plastic food packaging, if SINTEF and its partners are successful. Cellulose can be broken down into what is called microfibrillated cellulose. MFC consists of plant fibres that are only 100 nanometres in diameter, but can be extremely long, making them highly suitable as a reinforcement material for biodegradable plastics. MFC membranes have also been shown to be impermeable to gases such as oxygen and can therefore be used to protect foodstuffs.” Read more at http://www.sintef.no/home/Press-Room/Research-News/Creating-the-plastics-packaging-of-tomorrow-out-of-wood/

Print posted @ Wednesday, February 22, 2012 8:26 AM

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