Following the publication of the law to combat waste and the circular economy, demand for biobased, biodegradable, recyclable and recycled, reusable green materials is growing strongly. However, the change in practices is hampered by other legal frameworks designed to protect consumers from the risks of chemical contamination. In addition, lack of knowledge and scientific setbacks are holding back the use of these materials for food..
Among the scientific hurdles, the development of good aging models for polymers (alone or in blends) is a key point for answering many questions: i) how to monitor the evolutions of a material; ii) what these materials contain after their use; iii) how to assess the risk of release from an aged material.
This very recent topic is at the heart of LNE's strategic R&D axes. The projects listed below are solid foundations for future collaborations with industry, technical centers and universities.
The projects
"BUDDIE-PACK" project: Business-driven systemic solutions for sustainable plastic packaging reuse schemes in mass market applications
"SUCCIPACK" project: Development of active, intelligent and sustainable food PACKaging using PolybutyleneSUCCInate
P"CREABIOM" project: Conception Raisonnée d'Emballages Alimentaires BIOdégradables Multicouches
"NEOPACK" project: composition monitoring of PP films and search for neoforms following reheating in microondes
.Thesis "Evaluation of the sanitary safety and biodegradability of biodegradable biosourced packaging"