BIOPOLYETHYLENE FROM WOOD WASTES

FELISSIA, F. E.; CRISTINA AREA; MENDIETA, C. M.; VALLEJOS, M. E.; CHINGA-CARRASCO, G.

Buenos aires

Congreso; XIII-SIMPOSIO ARGENTINO DE POLIMERO-SAP-2019; 2019

UTN-REGIONAL DE BUENOS AIRES

Bio-polyethylene (BioPE) and biopolyethylene terephthalate (BioPET) are non-biodegradable plastics of great interest due to their low cost, versatility and chemical stability. Specifically, BioPE could substitute petroleum-based PE in massive applications like, e.g., containers, toys, shampoo bottles, pipes, housewares. BioPE is produced from ethylene obtained by catalytic dehydration of bioethanol. New processes were recently developed to produce bio-ethylene from first (1G) and 2G bioethanol. Bio-ethylene is an environmentally friendly product, and its production process involves simple equipment and renewable resources