Development and evaluation of the efficiency of using biopolymers of the low-density polyethylene/natural rubber composition for the production of products with a short service life, taking into account the requirements of the “Green economy”

Abstract

The authors consider the use of biopolymers of low-density polyethylene and natural rubber composition for the production of products with their short service life based on the developed formulation and production technology. In this study several compositions of biopolymers of the proposed formulation there are considered their physical and chemical properties, and the efficiency of using such biopolymers is calculated considering the characteristics of their biodegradation. It is shown that biopolymers of the PE/NR composition with natural rubber content of at least 40% have acceptable biodegradation characteristics. The authors performed calculations to evaluate the efficiency of production of biopolymers of low-density polyethylene and natural rubber compositions, which showed high investment attractiveness of such projects.