SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY

Our technology promotes sustainable living with economic and ecological viable processes...

THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS

• PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
• PS (Polystyrene)
• ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
• PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride)
• Polycarbonate
• Acrylic
• Thermoplastic Urethane
• Biopolymers (PLA)
• Specialty Polymers (PEN, PEI)
• and more...

"Make More With Less"

Let's Get Technical

Creating lightweight, cost-efficient plastics with a solid-state microcellular process.

MicroGREEN's exclusive technology creates a microcellular structure in common thermoplastics which can then be thermoformed into deep-draw shapes. In place of a molten plastic based process such as extrusion, this new method starts with solid plastic.

• Materials: Applies to most common thermoplastic polymers, including new biopolymers.
• Density Reductions: The process is very controllable and density reductions of up to 80% (i.e. 20% of the density of solid plastic) have been achieved across the list of common thermoplastics.
• Integral Skin: The finished plastics have microscopic bubbles (microcells) and still retain the look and feel of solid plastics. This is due to the creation of an integral skin over the cellular core structure. You get the beneficial properties of layered materials without the added steps of lamination or co-extrusion. See video clip below.
• Crystallization: MicroGREEN's technology creates high temperature resistance (up to 400° F. for PET) in products starting with a range of semi-crystalline polymers. Crystallization is achieved without any additives.
• Thermoformable: This technology enables deep draw thermoforming of expanded thermoplastics with void fractions greater than 80%.
• Benign Gases: This eco-friendly technology is based on using benign gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2).
• Common Equipment: The production configuration is unique but utilizes equipment that is currently available in the marketplace
• Production Rates: Thermoforming throughput and cycles times have been demonstrated to be comparable to those of the solid plastic counterparts.
  

Download MicroGREEN's video clip to view the microcelluar process in action (2 MB).