To compare with current decomposed plastic materials available in the market, such as: starch base (PLA), shrimp plastic developed by Harvard University, Oxidized decomposed materials (EPI,D2W), and pseudo-decomposed ordinary plastics.
TYPE |
EPOM |
PLA/Starch |
Shrimp |
EPI / D2W |
Ordinary |
Major composition |
Reformed ore |
Edible starch |
Shrimp shell |
1~3% Oxidized enzyme |
N/A |
Bio-degradable |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
Type of Microorganisms |
Anaerobic & Aerobic |
Anaerobic |
Not sure |
NA |
NA |
Final substances |
Water, CO2 |
Methane, Water, CO2 |
Water, CO2 |
Micro plastic |
Micro plastic |
Recycle |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
Burning at incinerator |
No toxic gas |
Block boiler pipe line |
No toxic gas |
Toxic gas: dioxin |
Toxic gas: dioxin |
Degradable Time |
Controllable |
Medium |
Medium |
Fast |
100 years |
Production machine |
Ordinary |
Special |
Special |
Ordinary |
Ordinary |
Price |
Low |
High |
High |
High |
N/A |
