Bioblend LT25B Bamboo Fiber Blend

biopolymer compound

injection molding

general description

Bioblend LT25B Bamboo Fiber Blend is enhanced with a blend of natural and mechanically extracted bamboo fibers and advanced minerals.

Bioblend LT grades are easy to process and prepared for a fast and efficient post-processing crystallization/annealing process. Bioblend L T25B, the base grade, is certified compostable/controlled biodegradable (microbial and enzymatic targeted disposal environment; it is biodegradable in controlled (e.g., industrial compost facilities) conditions according to EN 13432 (Europe) and ASTM D6400 (U.S.).

Bioblend LT grades offer a significant reduction in carbon footprint compared to fossil-based plastics and constitute a more permanent CO2 storage. The grades exhibit excellent strength and stiffness properties as well as a good flow combined with improved elongation values. An increased rate of crystallization allows an annealing to temperatures up to 105 °C (HDT-B).

Part wall-thickness shall be greater than 1.25 mm.

basic characteristics

biomass blend

compound base

applications

bamboo

bio-based

compound color

natural, speckled

degradation

industrial compostable

natural cladding, housings and frames, rigid high-value packaging

technical data (TDS)

density

1.35 g/cm3

MFI (190°C/2.16 kg)

70 g/10 min

HDT-B (@ 0.46 MPa)

55.5 °C

melting point

180 °C

tensile strength

52 MPa

tensile modulus

4 GPa

66.2 MPa

flexural strength

5.4 GPa

flexural modulus

7.3 %

elongation @ yield

elongation @ break

12.5 %

shore hardness

impact IZOD (notched)

30.5 J/m

80 D

material shrinkage

0.4 %

Test Methods: ASTM D1238, ASTM D648, ASTM D638, ASTM D790A, ASTM D638, ASTM D256, ASTM D2240; typical values; all mechanical properties as per ASTM D638 Type I specimen, injection molded in accordance with AST; D4101.