Using a proprietary process, BioLogiQ makes a 100% plant-based thermoplastic starch pellet called NuPlastiQ. NuPlastiQ is designed to be blended with conventional petroleum-based plastics as well as newer bioplastics to form versatile masterbatches called BioBlends. These BioBlends can increase the sustainability of the partner resins they are blended with without major changes to performance, and in some cases can actually improve the partner resin properties.<br/><br/>An example of this result occurs with blends of LLDPE and NuPlastiQ in blown film applications. The LLDPE/NuPlastiQ BioBlend improved dart strength by 2X when compared to a conventional LLDPE-only film. LLDPE/NuPlastiQ Bioblend films have significant bubble stability and have been shown to produce blown films as thin as 2.5 micron. In one application this allowed for a 30% downgauging which resulted in 50% reduction of fossil fuel being used.<br/><br/>The improvement comes from the uniform ordered dispersion of starch molecules in the LLDPE matrix with the formation of unique interactions of starch and LLDPE. The high level of dispersion enabled by NuPlastiQ technology also brings an additional benefit: a reduction in the environmental persistence of conventional plastics via a mechanism that is not fragmentation. BioLogiQ has conducted over 100 studies and is continuing to collect evidence to show that blending NuPlastiQ with traditional petroleum-based plastics results in a product that is less persistent. This reduces the accumulation of plastic in the unfortunate event that the material is leaked to the environment. This is a promising development that can help mitigate the current crisis of at least 5 million tons of persistent plastic being leaked into the ocean on an annual basis.

Plant-based thermoplastic starch, NuPlastiQ®, and its masterbatch BioBlend® for versatile applications that contribute to the goal of ‘a world free of pollution caused by plastics’

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