What is I'm green™ Polyethylene?

什么是Green聚乙烯？

Polyethylene is conventionally produced from fossil raw materials such as oil or natural gas, and is found in many everyday products: food packaging, cosmetics, beverages, bags, among others. Green plastic, also known as I'm green™ Polyethylene, is a plastic made from a renewable raw material: ethanol from Brazilian sugarcane. The I'm green™ Polyethylene exhibits the same characteristics as the petrochemical polyethylene, in application, performance, and especially recycling.

聚乙烯通常由石油或天然氣等化石原料制成，在許多日常產(chǎn)品中都有發(fā)現(xiàn)：食品包裝、化妝品、飲料、袋子等。綠色塑料，也Green™ 聚乙烯，是一種由可再生原料制成的塑料：來自巴西甘蔗的乙醇。Green™ 聚乙烯在應用、性能、特別是回收利用方面表現(xiàn)出與石化聚乙烯相同的特性

What is a bioplastic or biopolymer?

什么是生物塑料或生物聚合物？

Accordingly with European Bioplastics Association definition, plastics produced from renewable sources and/or biodegradable plastics are classified as bioplastics or biopolymers. Thus, I'm green™ Polyethylene made from sugarcane ethanol is considered a bioplastic. I'm green™ Polyethylene is not biodegradable.

根據(jù)歐洲生物塑料協(xié)會的定義，由可再生資源和/或可生物降解塑料生產(chǎn)的塑料被歸類為生物塑料或生物聚合物。所以，Green™ 甘蔗乙醇制成的聚乙烯被認為是一種生物塑料。Green™ 聚乙烯不能生物降解。

Is it possible to verify the difference between I'm green™ Polyethylene and petrochemical polyethylene?

有沒有可能證實Green™ 聚乙烯和石化聚乙烯？

I'm green™ Polyethylene made from sugarcane ethanol has the same physical properties as conventional polyethylene, made from fossil raw material. It is impossible to detect the difference between the two plastics by visual analysis, since both are the same regarding color, appearance and texture. Analysis by C-14 carbon dating is the only way to differentiate the two products, attesting to renewable sources of I'm green™ Polyethylene, since it shows younger carbon atoms in its composition.

Green™ 甘蔗乙醇制聚乙烯與化石原料制聚乙烯具有相同的物理性能。由于兩種塑料在顏色、外觀和質地上都是相同的，因此不可能通過視覺分析來發(fā)現(xiàn)它們之間的差別。碳14年代測定是區(qū)分這兩種產(chǎn)品的唯一方法，證明Green™ 聚乙烯的可再生資源，因為它的成分中含有較年輕的碳原子。

How is green plastic produced?

綠色塑料是如何生產(chǎn)的？

At Braskem's plant, sugarcane ethanol is received from suppliers and undergoes a dehydration process where it is transformed into green ethylene, the monomer that feeds the polymerization plants where the I'm green™ Polyethylene is produced. The sugarcane plastic then goes to third-generation companies (i.e., manufacturers or converters), which transform it into plastic products. From 2007, the company developed and is improving the production technology of green ethylene and I'm green™ Polyethylene from ethanol.

在Braskem的工廠，甘蔗乙醇從供應商處獲得，經(jīng)過脫水過程，轉化為綠色乙烯。甘蔗塑料隨后進入第三代公司（即制造商或轉換器），這些公司將其轉化為塑料產(chǎn)品。從2007年開始，公司開發(fā)和改進綠色乙烯生產(chǎn)技術，Green™ 乙醇制聚乙烯。

Is green PE biodegradable and/or can it be used in compost?

綠色聚乙烯是否可生物降解和/或可用于堆肥？

No, it is not biodegradable or compostable. Like resins made from petrochemicals, I'm green™ Polyethylene is a recyclable material and in fact can be recycled normally using the processes in use today. Since I'm green™ Polyethylene is not biodegradable, the CO2 captured during the sugarcane cultivation process (from sugarcane growth until its production) remains sequestered during the plastic's entire life cycle.

不，它不可生物降解或堆肥。就像石油化工樹脂一樣，Green™ 聚乙烯是一種可循環(huán)利用的材料，事實上可以使用目前使用的工藝正常循環(huán)利用。因為Green™ 聚乙烯不可生物降解，甘蔗栽培過程中捕獲的二氧化碳（從甘蔗生長到生產(chǎn)）在塑料的整個生命周期中保持隔離

What is renewable content? How can the renewable content of I'm green™ Polyethylene be validated?

什么是可再生內(nèi)容？Green™ 聚乙烯可再生內(nèi)容是否經(jīng)過驗證？

Renewable content is the amount of renewable originated carbon expressed as a percentage of total mass of material or product. For example, 90% renewable content means that 90 grams per 100 grams of material is from a renewable raw material. The validation of the percentage of renewable content is carried out using the dating of the carbon isotope C14 in the product, the same process used for verification of age of fossils in archeology. This analysis is standardized by ASTM D6866 and can be performed for both I'm green™ Polyethylene and for end products such as packaging and plastic bags. Braskem performs the C14 analysis of I'm green™ Polyethylene in the Beta Analytic lab (www.radiocarbon.com). The renewable content of I'm green™ Polyethylene was also recently certified by the institute Vinçotte

可再生碳含量是指以材料或產(chǎn)品總質量百分比表示的可再生碳的總量。例如，90%的可再生成分意味著每100克材料中有90克來自可再生原材料。利用產(chǎn)品中碳同位素C14的測年方法對可再生含量百分比進行驗證，該方法與考古學中化石年齡的驗證方法相同。該分析由ASTM D6866標準化，可對兩種情況下的I'm green進行分析以及包裝和塑料袋等最終產(chǎn)品。Braskem對I'm green進行C14分析在β分析實驗室（www.radiocarbon.com）。Green™ 聚乙烯最近也通過了溫哥特研究所的認證

What is I'm green™?

什么是Green™?

I'm green™ is the brand created by Braskem that identifies the products in its portfolio produced from renewable sources. To identify products that have I'm green™ Polyethylene in its composition, and to help the consumers to recognize them, Braskem created the I'm green™ seal. For use of the I'm green™ seal, products must follow certain criteria established by Braskem.

Green™ 是Braskem創(chuàng)建的品牌，用于識別其產(chǎn)品組合中由可再生資源生產(chǎn)的產(chǎn)品。識別那些Green™ 聚乙烯的成分，并幫助消費者認識他們，布拉斯肯創(chuàng)造了Green™ 封條。Green™ 密封，產(chǎn)品必須符合Braskem制定的某些標準。