Facts About BIOFUR®
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Composting
- Our biopolymer is a low carbon, bio-based material made from ethically sourced, annually renewable feedstocks.
- Its applications enable multiple circular economy pathways. The process starts with greenhouse gas, next plants transform greenhouse gases into sugars that can be fermented and formed into pellets that are extruded and spun into yarn.
Composting
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Composting
- Regulatory guidelines and standards for composting revolve around four basic criteria: Material Characteristics, Biodegradation, Disintegration, and Ecotoxicity (Compost Quality).
- Our biopolymer is made primarily of polylactic acid, a repeating chain of lactic acid, which undergoes a 2-step degradation process.
- DISINTEGRATION: The moistur
- Regulatory guidelines and standards for composting revolve around four basic criteria: Material Characteristics, Biodegradation, Disintegration, and Ecotoxicity (Compost Quality).
- Our biopolymer is made primarily of polylactic acid, a repeating chain of lactic acid, which undergoes a 2-step degradation process.
- DISINTEGRATION: The moisture and heat in the compost pile split the polymer chains apart, creating smaller polymers, and finally, lactic acid.
- BIODEGRADATION: Microorganisms in compost and soil consume the smaller polymer fragments and lactic acid as nutrients. Since lactic acid is widely found in nature, a large number of organisms metabolize lactic acid.
The end result of composting is carbon dioxide, water and humus, a soil nutrient. This process is temperature, humidity, and time dependent.
Certifications
Certifications
Certifications
- Biosherpa™ is certified USDA BioPreferred and has TUV certification pending.