Sulzer Launches Licensed Technology to Manufacture PCL, a Biodegradable Polyester

Sulzer is launching a new end-to-end licensed technology – CAPSUL™ – for the continuous manufacturing of #polycaprolactone (PCL), a biodegradable polyester often used in the packaging, textile, agricultural and horticultural industries.

Includes All Purification and Polymerization Steps:

The CAPSUL™ solution enables optimal process performance for production of premier quality PCL grades at competitive rates. It joins Sulzer’s existing offering in renewable and #circularplastic technologies, including

#polylacticacid (PLA) process technology.

Sulzer Chemtech’s CAPSUL™ PCL technology includes all purification and #polymerization steps as part of a fully integrated, highly efficient and continuous process. Building on Sulzer’s expertise in separation and reaction processes, the new #biopolymer technology is highly adaptable to a broad range of industrial scales that can help drive adoption of #biodegradable and compostable PCL. Key applications for high-quality PCL include consumer packaging, #3D printing, #footwear, #agriculturalfilms, textiles, and #medicaldevices.

Uwe Boltersdorf, Chemtech Division president at Sulzer, comments, “As a biodegradable polymer, PCL has a crucial role to play in the reduction of plastic waste. We look forward to enabling the larger scale production of PCL from conventional and more renewable resources, as we continue to support industry stakeholders leverage their competitive edge in #sustainability.”

Source: Sulzer/omnexus-specialchem.com

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