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Project

Research into the development of a PET bottle with biologically active barrier for O2 and CO2, and adapted for this production method.
Acronym
BioPET
Code
179P35A11
Duration
01 March 2011 → 31 July 2013
Funding
Private funding via IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Bioprocessing, bioproduction and bioproducts
    • Fermentation
    • Industrial microbiology
Keywords
biologically active barrier
 
Project description

The project aims to create a multilayer PET bottle makes using the innovative method of cold liquid injection and the use of actively metabolizing tracks to create a barrier that a maximum increase of 1 ppm oxygen (O2) and a maximum loss for 9 months allows 15% CO2.