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Give plasticulture products new functionalities to limit the use of chemical compounds
AUTHOR : Chelo ESCRIG RONDAN, Lead researcher in Agriculture and Aquatic Environment, AIMPLAS
Plasticulture has created an authentic revolution in farming, which is ongoing: AIMPLAS has directed innovations to give functionality to plasticulture products by providing them with antimicrobial, antifungal and nutritional properties. Plasticulture Magazine publishes the first results.
Increasing functionalities can be achieved by the addition of natural extracts and active ingredients of natural origin to polymeric matrices with the aim of reducing the use of chemical compounds. The main challenge is to protect these natural additives so that they can withstand the processing conditions required for incorporation during the transformation processes. Furthermore, these natural active ingredients should not interfere with the product’s end of life (recyclability, soil quality after composting or biodegradation).
Adsorption
Adsorption is one of the technologies used for the protection of natural extracts. During the adsorption process, natural active substances are incorporated into porous substrates such as mesoporous silica and nanoclays.
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