A plastic bag of sugarcane to reduce CO2 emissions

The industrial group from plastics Sphere has developed a new plastic bag made from polyethylene plant of bioethanol from sugar cane that claimed, to prevent the emission of 78,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere.

According to estimates provided by the company, between 15,000 and 20,000 tons of polyethylene bags can reduce plant pollution figures regarding fossil polyethylene bags (traditional plastic bags) in an amount equivalent to a car that emits 125 grams of CO2 per km for 15 600 times around the world.

Polyethylene Plant is the first bioplastic with industrial production to absorb carbon, which presents a potential for reducing greenhouse gases.
Specifically, ethanol is made from sugar cane base and for certain applications, too, with potato starch. Potato starch gives elasticity, opacity and texture, while sugar cane can get the same mechanical properties as a polythene bag fossil.

A natural carbon source

In addition, sugar cane is a natural carbon source which contributes to further reduce CO2 in the growth phase than other ethanol production plants, and has a yield of 2 tons per hectare polyethylene plant, about 5-10 times other plants that produce ethanol.

Sphere ensures that pockets of this material is adapted to "all present uses" such as garbage bags, freezing or transparent film, and maintains the technical properties Dwellings equivalent to fossil carbon polyethylene, such as transparency, opacity, brightness or colors and is suitable for food.