HES-UAE HES-ST-UAE HES-PPST-UAE

Polymer
MFI (190/2,16)
Color
PE/PP
21
Natural
PE/PP
19-21
Natural
PP/BOPP
20
Natural
The biodegradable solution
Form
Active Substance
Granules Granules Granules
for plastic waste...
Besides the individual AddiFlex® grades, compounds of AddiFlex® with mineral fillers are also
available which offer advantages such as better homogenization, better UV degradation and
better mechanical properties.
Formulation example:
25-50% AddiFlex® / CaCO3 compound
75-50% PE (virgin + recycled)
This results in an end product with 23-35% CaCO3 and Addiflex

The features of plastic products with AddiFlex® inside:

Can be recycled as part of a normal plastic waste-stream.

Emits CO2 slowly while degrading and forms biomass.
Suitable for use in high-speed machinery.
Very low energy input especially in the compound.
Eco-intelligent and cost effective.
ESMA certified.
Safe for food contact .
Can be incinerated with high energy-recovery.
Oxo-biodegradable acc terminology of ASTM D883-11.
Time to degrade can be set at manufacture time.

Product Sales Partner: SADC Region Head Office Founder Member

We do not support littering!

 AddiFlex® – Nature‘s solution for plastic waste:
AddiFlex® makes standard polymers (PE, PP) 100 % biodegradable. No
Today we have the situation of plastic waste: need to change product design, production parameters or suppliers.
The unique properties of plastics have made them indispensable in many aspects of our daily Plastic products with AddiFlex® inside can be recycled with other oil-based polymers.
life. They are flexible or rigid, transparent or opaque, lightweight and can be shaped into many NO fragments of petro-polymers, NO methane, NO harmful residues.
forms from injection molded parts to fibers. Plastics, however, are also optimized for improved AddiFlex® offers the best cost-performance.
resistance against UV radiation, temperature and micro-organisms. This is a huge problem Less consumption of energy and scarce natural resources (land, water) compared
when it comes to the disposal of the plastics for the case it ends up in landfills or even in the to bio-polymers.
nature as litter. If recycling or incineration is not possible, improving the biological degradabil- Plastic products with AddiFlex® inside are favorable against paper bags when
ity is another viable solution. The aim is to convert the plastic into natural occurring metabo- comparing the total eco-balance including energy consumption.
lism products, such as water, carbon dioxide and biomass.
Molecular degradation performance:
AddiFlex® – the eco-intelligent solution 800

Elongation at break (%)

for oxo-biodegradable plastics: 600
AddiFlex® - UV test
®
AddiFlex is a visionary, easy to use and safe solution for the problem of plastic waste. Conventional - PE-LD,
400 oxo additive film thickness 23 µm
It comprises an eco-intelligent system of additives which grant both ecological and econom- - Dosage of additive:
ical benefits to plastics. Just 1% of AddiFlex® added into the polymer during extrusion can 200 3% AddiFlex HES

make the plastic product degradable and then biodegradable. Depending on the type of poly-
0 Hours
mer, level of stabilization, wall thickness, way of disposal higher dosage levels may occasion- 48 72 96 120 144 168

ally be required in order to comply with local regulations. Add-X Biotech will assist you find-
Carbon
ing the optimum formulation for your product. Hydrogen
Oxygen
®

AddiFlex works in three stages:

Elongation at break (%)

Stage 1: An induction period during which oxidation catalysis by the pro-oxidant(s) is prevented by
the antioxidant(s). During this period there is no change in the polymer but the antioxidants are consumed. 700 PE-LD
Stage 2: A rapid oxidation of the polymer during which chain scission produces low
600
molecular weight fragments, which are oxidised, hydrophilic, dense and polar.
500 AddiFlex®
Stage 3: A period of bio-assimilation of the oxidised fragments leading to mineralisation to CO2 - Oven aging at 60°C
400 Conventional
oxo additive - PE-LD, non-stabilized
300 film thickness 21 µm
200 - Dosage of additive:
100 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 days 3% AddiFlex HES
Product Description

AddiFlex® HES-UAE

AddiFlex® HES-UAE is an oxo-biodegradable additive.

A masterbatch material containing a concentrated amount of oxo-biodegradable
additive in a carrier suitable to be diluted into the final product.
This masterbatch is a mild additive for the plastic processing industry which, when
used in low additions as of 1% renders the polymer to oxo-biodegradation.

There is a well-recognised biodegradation pathway for oxo-biodegradation for plastics.

The mechanism is influenced by the environments to which the materials are exposed.

In natural oxo-biodegradable (OBD) polymers, scission is by oxidation, like in the case

of natural rubber and lignin.

This initial degradation may be purely chemical or it may be mediated by enzymes

released from the cell. Oxidising enzymes (e.g. cytochrome systems) are well known. There
is certainly nothing in nature to exclude oxidative scission as a precursor to biodegradation;
it is the way nature disposes of both natural rubber latexes and the lignin fractions of
wood and other plant matter.

In summary, the technology of an OBD material involves:

a) An induction period during which oxidation catalysis by the pro-oxidant(s) is

prevented by the antioxidant(s). During this period there is no change in the polymer
but the antioxidants are consumed.
b) A rapid oxidation of the polymer during which chain scission produces low
molecular weight fragments, which are oxidised, hydrophilic, dense and
polar.
c) A period of bio-assimilation of the oxidised fragments leading to
mineralisation.
While Add-X Biotech believes that the data herein are factual and the statement set forth are of qualified individuals resulting
from investigations or tests concluded, the data are not to be taken as warranty or representation for which Add-X Biotech
assumes legal responsibility. They are offered for your consideration, investigation and verification. Any use of these data and
information must be determined by the user to be in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
In no event, whether as a result of breach of contract, tort liability (including negligence), or under any other legal theory, shall
Add-X Biotech be liable for any special, incidental, punitive, consequential or indirect damages or losses whatsoever, including
but not limited to, loss of profit or revenue, interest on investments, loss of goodwill, cost of capital, cost of substitute equipment,
facilities or services, downtime cost, or claims of customers.
Product Description

AddiFlex® HES-UAE

It is important to emphasise that these are overlapping processes. In particular, once

significant oxidation starts, it is faster in biotic than in abiotic environments, so that
lifetime predictions from simple oven ageing or light exposure testing will tend to predict
over-long breakdown times in natural exposure.

The important points to consider from the above mechanism, is that the material
molecular weight is continually reduced through a catalytic oxidative process and will
continue to decrease while aerobic conditions prevail. Therefore, the material does
not just fragment, due to the loss in mechanical integrity from the reduced Mw of the
material, but the very chemical nature of the material is changed due to oxidation
processes. This produces low Mw oxidised molecular species which become
evermore hydrophilic and available as carbonaceous food sources for microbes.
Microbes then digest these species to not only produce CO2 but to use a material for
cell growth and conversion to humus in a similar manner to wood and leaf matter.

Signed: Eugen Karl Mössner

CTO Add-X Biotech AB

Date: January 2019

While Add-X Biotech believes that the data herein are factual and the statement set forth are of qualified individuals resulting
from investigations or tests concluded, the data are not to be taken as warranty or representation for which Add-X Biotech
assumes legal responsibility. They are offered for your consideration, investigation and verification. Any use of these data and
information must be determined by the user to be in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
In no event, whether as a result of breach of contract, tort liability (including negligence), or under any other legal theory, shall
Add-X Biotech be liable for any special, incidental, punitive, consequential or indirect damages or losses whatsoever, including
but not limited to, loss of profit or revenue, interest on investments, loss of goodwill, cost of capital, cost of substitute equipment,
facilities or services, downtime cost, or claims of customers.
References as to direct and secondary packaging in which AddiFlex is used:

Primary packaging:

Application: Let down material Customer Area

Mushroom punnet PP REXAM UK
Vending cup PS PLASTICOS AR
Vending cup PP/ CaCO3 ALBISPACK CH
Cup lid PP GONCAY TR
Banana film PE POLIBAN PE
Candy film BOPP AGUSA MX
Bread pack LDPE BPI UK
Vegetable tray PP Shanghai CN

Secondary packaging:

Milk packaging PE NATREL CND

AGRO PURE CA
Wrapping film PE BISCHOF/KLEIN UK
Produce bag LDPE BPI / Coop UK
Carrier bags HDPE/CaCO3 CARREFOUR AR
WALMART AR
VEA AR
PR AR
NATURES SUNSH AR
SANTILLANA CL
SUNSHINE CL
HITES CL
TERMOINGENIERIA,CL
MIGROS TR
ALMER TR
METRO TR
PORTAKAL TR
CEM TR
BARCAICOA ES
SUPERDRUG UK
GRANITOL CZ

Just to mention some of the food bags