{"id":68096,"date":"2022-09-02T08:40:15","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T06:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=68096"},"modified":"2022-09-01T18:44:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:44:40","slug":"pef-carbon-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/pef-klimabilanz\/","title":{"rendered":"Study confirms that bio-based PEF has a good carbon footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Industry and brand manufacturers have high hopes for PEF - however, the raw materials used compete with food cultivation. The Dutch company Avantium is working on a way to produce PEF from plant residues. A study by the nova-Institute confirms that the new bio-based polymer has a low CO2 footprint.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What are the benefits of PEF?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Industry and branded goods have high hopes for PEF. Its high barrier properties make it particularly interesting for the food and beverage sector. PEF stands for polyethylene furanoate and is produced from one hundred per cent plant-based raw materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The nova-Institute has now carried out a life cycle analysis (LCA) of Avantium's PEF applications, which has been reviewed by independent experts.<\/p>

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The study shows a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by using 100 % of renewable carbon in PEF instead of fossil carbon in PET for the production of 250 and 500 ml bottles.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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PEF has superior properties compared to PET<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Avantium has developed the so-called YXY technology, which converts plant sugars into a fully recyclable polymer. The main building block of PEF, FDCA (2,5-furandicarboxylic acid), can be produced from sugars (fructose), e.g. from wheat, maize and sugar beet. FDCA is polymerised with plant-based monoethylene glycol (MEG). The result is a 100 % plant-based PEF polymer.<\/p>