COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR USE IN REDUCING CARBON EMISSION
The present disclosure provides a composite material for use in reducing carbon emission. the composite material comprising (i) at least 40 wt % of heterogenous organic matter out of a total weight of the composite material, said heterogenous organic matter comprising at least cellulose (ii) a plurality of synthetic polymers and (iii) up to 15 wt % inorganic matter; wherein said composite material comprises less than 5 wt % polyethylene terephthalate PET out of the total weight of the composite material: and wherein said composite has a carbon footprint of below about-10Kg CO 2 eq/Kg as determined according to ISO 14040:2006. Also disclosed is an article of manufacture comprising the composite material. method of producing the article of manufacture.
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10 . An article of manufacture comprising a combination of one or more synthetic polymers and a composite material comprising (i) at least 40 wt % of heterogenous organic matter out of a total weight of the composite material, said heterogenous organic matter comprising at least cellulose (ii) a plurality of synthetic polymers and (iii) up to 15 wt % inorganic matter;
wherein said composite material comprises less than 5 wt % polyethylene terephthalate PET out of the total weight of the composite material;
wherein said composite has a carbon footprint of below about −10 KgCO2 eg/Kg as determined according to ISO14040: 2006; and,
wherein the article of manufacture exhibits a carbon footprint that is lower than the total carbon footprint of the one or more synthetic polymers.
11 . The article of manufacture of claim 10 , comprising at least one thermoplastic synthetic polymer.
12 . The article of manufacture of claim 10 , comprising at least 10 % synthetic polymers.
13 . The article of manufacture of claim 10 , having a negative carbon footprint.
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23 . A method of reducing carbon emission involved with manufacturing of an article of manufacture comprising one or more synthetic polymers, the method comprises manufacturing said article of manufacture with a blend of said one or more synthetic polymers and a composite material comprising (i) at least 40 wt % of heterogenous organic matter out of a total weight of the composite material, said heterogenous organic matter comprising at least cellulose (ii) a plurality of synthetic polymers and (iii) up to 15 wt % inorganic matter;
wherein said composite material comprises less than 5 wt % polyethylene terephthalate PET out of the total weight of the composite material; and
wherein said composite has a carbon footprint of below about −10 KgCO 2 eq/Kg as determined according to ISO14040: 2006.
24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said blend comprises at least 10 wt % of at least one synthetic polymer.
25 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said blend comprises at least 10 wt % of said composite material.
26 . The method of claim 23 , comprising forming a molten of the one or more synthetic polymers and the composite material.
27 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said heterogenous organic matter comprises organic heterogenous waste.
28 . The method of claim 23 , providing an article of manufacture having a carbon footprint that is statistically significantly lower than the carbon footprint of an article of manufacture produced by same method steps without said composite material.
29 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said one or more synthetic polymers are virgin plastics.
30 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said one or more synthetic polymers is selected from the group consisting of polyolefins and biodegradable polymers.
31 . The method of claim 31 , wherein said one or more synthetic polymers is selected from polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polylactic acid (PLA).
32 . The method of claim 23 , comprising any one or combination of extruding, injection molding, compression molding of a blend of said one or more synthetic polymers and said composite material.
33 . The article of manufacture of claim 10 , comprising up to 40 wt % synthetic thermoplastic polymers.
34 . The article of manufacture of claim 10 , comprising up to 5 wt % synthetic thermoplastic polymers.
35 . The article of manufacture of claim 10 , comprising less than 1% halogenated polymers.
36 . The article of manufacture of claim 10 , wherein said heterogenous organic matter comprises organic heterogenous waste.
37 . The article of manufacture of claim 10 , comprising at least 0.1 mg/g DNA, as extracted from a solution comprising 2% chloroform:isoamyl alcohol (24:1) (CTAB).