{"id":131168,"date":"2023-09-05T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T05:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=131168"},"modified":"2023-08-30T13:23:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T11:23:38","slug":"bio-based-packaging-films-could-revolutionize-global-markets-lut-and-vtt-are-developing-a-new-solution-from-cellulose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/bio-based-packaging-films-could-revolutionize-global-markets-lut-and-vtt-are-developing-a-new-solution-from-cellulose\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio-based packaging films could revolutionize global markets \u2013 LUT and VTT are developing a new solution from cellulose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/08\/uutiskuva-vaaka-3840x2160-pakkaustekniikka.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131198\" width=\"763\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/08\/uutiskuva-vaaka-3840x2160-pakkaustekniikka.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/08\/uutiskuva-vaaka-3840x2160-pakkaustekniikka-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/08\/uutiskuva-vaaka-3840x2160-pakkaustekniikka-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/08\/uutiskuva-vaaka-3840x2160-pakkaustekniikka-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/08\/uutiskuva-vaaka-3840x2160-pakkaustekniikka-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2023\/08\/uutiskuva-vaaka-3840x2160-pakkaustekniikka-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LUT University and\u00a0the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland\u00a0are developing new environmentally friendly packaging solutions with 34 industrial partners. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/research.lut.fi\/converis\/portal\/detail\/Project\/13497448?auxfun=&amp;lang=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Films for Future (F3) research project<\/a>, a cellulose-based alternative will replace the plastic films of cardboard packages. The program is funded by the European Regional Development Fund.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201dNew cellulose films can partly outdo the traditional plastic films made from fossil raw materials. This way, we\u2019re helping renewable and sustainable packaging materials become globally more common,\u201d says\u00a0<strong>Ville Leminen, associate professor of mechanical engineering at LUT University<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Packages with bio-based and bio-degradable films will make recycling easier, because they can be put straight into the cardboard recycling pile. Recyclability will also minimize the amount of waste and tackle littering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201dIf a wrong kind of package ends up in a cardboard recycling pile, the machine starts to malfunction and all the material goes to waste. The bio-based film fits in the existing recycling systems, which will also improve the system\u2019s fault resilience,\u201d tells <strong>Research Professor\u00a0Ali Harlin\u00a0of VTT<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The new film material will also meet the demands of the EU\u2019s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, which deals with the shift to a circular economy and improving the quality of the environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LUT University and\u00a0the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland\u00a0are developing new environmentally friendly packaging solutions with 34 industrial partners. In the Films for Future (F3) research project, a cellulose-based alternative will replace the plastic films of cardboard packages. The program is funded by the European Regional Development Fund. \u201dNew cellulose films can partly outdo the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"The goal is an easily recyclable, cellulose-based material that reduces waste and replaces unsustainable fossil-based materials such as plastic in packaging applications","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[11270,5847,6162,13661,7105,12679],"supplier":[16510,459],"class_list":["post-131168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-biodegradability","tag-bioplastics","tag-cellulose","tag-films","tag-packaging","tag-recyclability","supplier-lut-university","supplier-vtt-technical-research-centre-of-finland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131168\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131168"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=131168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}