Biodegradable Plastic Bag Produced from Food Waste
Overview
NAMI has used food waste to produce biodegradable plastic bags.
Commercialisation opportunities
Non-exclusive licensing
Problem addressed
Outperforming the biodegradable plastic bags available in the market that are fragile and made of high-cost raw materials from edible sources, NAMI’s biodegradable plastic bags are produced by glycerol from food waste with superior mechanical properties.
Innovation
- NAMI utilizes glycerol from food waste to produce biodegradable polymer through a series of microbial technology.
- The produced polymer is processed with NAMI’s unique formulation of functional additives to fabricate biodegradable plastic bags with superior mechanical properties.
Key impact
- Recycle food waste and save edible sources
- Reduce raw material cost by 50%
- Superior mechanical properties
Award
- Gold Medal at the “2018 Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions”
Application
- Fabrication of plastic bags for different purposes
Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI)
As a Materials Expert, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI) has a strong portfolio of innovative technologies to support and collaborate with the industry, offering frontier-applied research on advanced materials as well as technology transfer for commercialization success.
NAMI, incorporated in 2006, is designated by the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong Government as a Research and Development Center for nanotechnology and advanced materials. NAMI undertakes and provides support for market-driven research in nanotechnology and advanced materials, and strives for commercialization of the technologies to benefit the industry and the society at large, as well as re-industrialization to promote the economic growth and sustainability of Hong Kong.
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