Polyester-complexed starch biopolymer (market for)

The activity generating the emissions is market for polyester-complexed starch biopolymer. The Reference Product is polyester-complexed starch biopolymer. Polyester-complexed starch biopolymer, is a plastic product of 35% bio origin, it is biodegradable and it is a thermoplastic material. This product consists of 100% virgin material with no content of recycled material. The product is used in the following applications and sectors: to enhance hydrophobicity as well as mechanical and thermal properties of compounded products. The crystalline structure of starch granules has to be disintegrated prior to its use in applications (e.g., production of thin films and bags). The Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/2700/documentation