Novel Innovation in PlasticsApril 29, 2014by R&D Dept.

Most Important Sources for Innovative Ideas

R&D-Business Vision

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R&D-Business Vision

Grab low hanging apples

Innovation-Business Style, Now

5….10….20 yrs Later

Bottom line more competitive, grab the higher

(requires higher level of innovation)

Features• Biodegradable• Renewable

Improvement-needs• Mechanical property• Barrier• Thermal• Fire retardant property• Moisture sensitivity• Compatibility

http://www.cnlushan.com/en/news/detail.aspx?MenuID=040402&ID=362http://www.plasticstoday.com/articles/green-plastics-growth-spurt-global-bioplastics-capacity-double-201505242011http://bioplastic-innovation.com/?s=market+study

• Starch-based plastics

• Bio-PET, Bio-PE, PLA, PHA, etc.

Bioplastics for Packaging

Nanomaterial in Plastics• Nanoparticle-reinforced plastic

Features• Extraordinary mechanical properties• Superior physical properties• Task specific functionalities• Hi-tech applications

Challenge & format• Dispersion• Compatibility• Masterbatch• Compound• Prill

Application examples• Conductive plastics• Tough plastics• Gas barrier• Composite membranes• Magnetic plastics• Smart plastics

Examples• Nanofiber-plastic composite• Clay-plastic composite• CNT-plastic composite• Nanometal-plastic composite

Toyota Motor nanocomposite commercialization, 24 yrs

http://www.nanowerk.comhttp://www.packworld.com/sustainability/strategy/nanotechnology-packs-promise

Conductive fabrics

Nanomaterial in Plastics

US rigid food packaging market by resin (million lbs)

US packaging barrier resin market volume (million lbs)

http://bccresearch.comhttp://www.packworld.com/sustainability/strategy/nanotechnology-packs-promise

It is predicted that nanotechnology will change 25% of the food packaging business in the next decade, that means a yearly over $ 30 billion market

(More) Self Healing Plastics

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/mh/c3mh00061c#!divAbstracthttp://techeverytime.com/2011/01/scientists-develop-self-healing-plastics/http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/140115-stanford-creates-touch-sensitive-infinitely-self-healing-synthetic-skin

Calm down Arnold, your artificial skin can be recovered within 2 hours.

Catalyst-free room-temperature self-healing elastomers based on aromatic disulfide metathesis

Shape memory self healing plastic

to be unique you have to be innovative