Non-phthalate plasticizer gives flexible PVC an environmental
Perstorp, a leading supplier of polyols, is launching a new renewable-based polyol ester (non-phthalate) plasticizer Pevalen Pro. It will reportedly make flexible PVC an even more attractive choice of plastic, based on a significantly lower carbon footprint versus competing materials and technologies.
Plastic additives: Non-phthalate plasticizer expansion
The Eastman additive, Eastman 168 non-phthalate plasticizer, is produced at the company's Kingsport, TN headquarters. For processors, the additive is a drop-in replacement for some of the most widely used ortho-phthalate plasticizers. These include some of the most widely used plasticizers such as DEHP, DINP, DIDP, DNOP, DBP, and BBP.
Title: A Review on Plasticizers and Eco-Friendly
Citrate plasticizers have good miscibility, biodegradable, resistant to leaching and water and have legal use as additives. The demand for bioplasticizers is reported to increase from 887
Plastics additives and green chemistry*
Phthalate plasticizers: Occurrence and toxicity Phthalates are diesters of 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acids (phthalic acids) with chemical characteristics that depend on the nature of the side-chains [5]. Since phthalate additives in plastic are not covalently linked to the host polymer, they can leach into the environment [6].
Plasticizers – Benefits, Trends, Health, and Environmental
Plasticizers are colorless and odorless esters, mainly phthalates, that increase the elasticity of a material (e.g., polyvinylchloride (PVC)). Plasticizers soften the PVC to make it flexible and bendable. This opens up a huge range of possibilities for new applications.
- What are non phthalate plasticizers?
- DIC is working to develop plasticizers (non-phthalate) that accommodate usage restrictions for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and food utensils, containers and packaging, and toys. Examples of major applications and representative product numbers of non-phthalate plasticizers are shown below.
- Why are people switching to non-phthalate plasticizers?
- As such, many consumers are switching non-phthalate plasticizers. Due to the increasing consumer awareness concerning phthalates, more and more people are switching to non-phthalate plasticizers. This is why Piper Plastics offers phthalate free alternatives for the materials that we manufacture.
- Do plastic products migrate or release additives?
- In most cases, however, there is unwanted migration and release of additives, such as plasticizers from plastic products (e.g. from a PVC toy or shower curtain) or the migration and release of flame retardants (e.g. from plastic casings of televisions or computers).
- How many plastic additives are there?
- There are approximately 10,000 chemicals categorized as ‘plastic additives’, with 95% of them belonging to the categories of plasticizers (70%) and FRs (25%). The concentrations of additives in the final plastic material vary between 0.001 and 50.0% (w/w).
- Are phthalate plasticizers harmful?
- While low exposures to phthalates are harmless, there has been recent research suggesting the potentially negative impacts a high exposure of phthalates can have on our health. As such, many consumers are switching non-phthalate plasticizers.
- What is the global production of plastic additives?
- According to a recent estimate, the total global production of plastic additives in 2019 was 20 Mt and is expected to rise by 100% in the next 30 years, i.e., 2000 Mt by 2050 (Geyer et al., 2017; Aurisano et al., 2021). In fact, the share in global production of microplastics by Asia–Pacific alone is 56.20% (Snehal and Yerukola, 2022) (Fig. 1 b).
