Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Materials Features
- Product Highlights
- Cost Effective
- Easy to implement drop-in additive - added at 1%
- Landfill biodegradable - from microbial process
- Does NOT breakdown from oxygen or UV (not oxo-degradable)
- FDA compliant and safe for food contact
- No loss in physical properties or shelf-life
- Maintains recyclability
- Provides an end-of-life solutions for both recycling and/or landfill options
- Product Info
ENSO RESTORE can be used at varied load rates to achieve your desired rate of biodegradation. Load rates of 1% will produce plastics with the controlled biodegradation needed for the ideal utilization of landfill gas to produce clean, inexpensive energy and extend the useful life of landfills. With ENSO RESTORE, biodegradation occurs only when placed in a waste environment by microorganisms naturally occurring in the landfill. The end products resulting from the biodegradation process are natural materials such as inert humus, methane and CO2. Products made with ENSO RESTORE maintain the same physical characteristics as traditional plastic. ENSO RESTORE accelerates the biodegradation of your plastics in waste environments through naturally occurring microbial activity, and are not affected by light, heat, moisture, UV rays or oxygen.ENSO RESTORE product family includes multiple blends applicable to most common manufacturing processes and resin types including PET, HDPE, LDPE, PE, PP, EVA, PS, nitrile, rubber and latex. ENSO also offers customized blends for unique applications. Available in pellet, powder and liquid forms, RESTORE is a dropin technology; integrating seamlessly into existing manufacturing methods, making expensive infrastructure changes unnecessary. It is a viable solution for companies of all sizes.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Recommended Applications
ENSO RESTORE product family includes multiple blends applicable to most common manufacturing processes and resin types including PET, HDPE, LDPE, PE, PP, EVA, PS, Urethane, nitrile, rubber and latex. ENSO also offers customized blends for unique applications.
- Bags
- Bottles
- Packaging
- Durable Goods
- Containers
- Rubber
- Latex
- Fibers
- Automotive
- Medical
- Personal Care
- Textiles
Properties
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Biodegradation Solution
ENSO RESTORE accelerates the natural biodegradation of plastics in biologically active landfills and anaerobic digesters as validated by independent certified laboratories using ASTM International test methods. Independent third party testing has shown up to 62.5% biodegradation in just under 7 months in landfill replicated testing (ASTM D5526).
It is important that claims are accurate and identify the types of environments your packaging will end up in. All claims should be backed by scientifically valid testing performed at third party facilities with testing that references your products customary disposal.
ENSO RESTORE uses the following ASTM test methods and traditional Bio-Chemical Methane Potential (BMP) tests to validate accelerated biodegradation:
- ASTM D5511 : Provides quick results in an anaerobic environment. This test is used to validate if a material is biodegradable in high heat, high moisture, no light, limited oxygen environments by replicating the environment found in an anaerobic digester or landfill bioreactor.
- ASTM D5526 : Provides realistic results of biodegradation rates of the material in the typical conditions found in municipal landfills. This is a long term test that replicates the landfill environment of low heat, high pressure, limited oxygen, no light and low moisture. Results are typically much slower than those of the ASTM D5511, but also more accurate to landfill performance.
- Bio-Methane Potential : Provides rapid results in an anaerobic environment. This test is used to validate if a material is able to be digested by microorganisms within an environment with no/limited oxygen and limited light. This test is used internationally by governments, universities, and commercial operators to determine the true biochemical methane potential and dynamic degradation profile of a material in anaerobic landfills.
- ASTM D5988 : This test is considered a “litter” test. It provides a realistic representation of biodegradation should a material be disposed of in an environment where it will be exposed to moisture, oxygen and in contact with soil. (ENSO does not endorse or support littering of any kind).
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- Indefinite