Green Materials Development and Plastic Industry

Service Areas:

• Testing, research and consulting services for green materials and plastics development
• Testing services that meet the registration requirements of the “Green Tableware Platform”
• Testing services that meet the registration requirements of the “Hong Kong Green Label Scheme”
• Biodegradability analysis of materials
• Weather ageing analysis of materials
• Material characterisation analysis
• Material mechanical property testing and analysis
• Material thermal performance testing and analysis
• Equipment rental services

Biodegradability analysis of materials

• Aerobic biodegradability testing
  • ISO 14855.1, ISO 17556, ASTM D5338, GB/T 22047, GB/T 19277.1
• Anaerobic biodegradability testing
  • ISO 15985, ASTM D5511, GB/T 3397
• Aerobic biodegradation in seawater
  • ASTM D6691, GB/T 40612
• Anaerobic biodegradation of food and waste

Analysis of climate ageing properties of materials

• UV accelerated ageing test
  • ASTM G154
• Xenon test
  • STM G155
• Thermal degradation properties

Plastic Degradability Analysis

• Exposure and testing of plastics that degrade in the environment through oxidation and biodegradation
  • ASTM D6954

Material Characterization Analysis

• Material element and surface analysis
  • Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer (SEM-EDX)
• Identification of organic, polymeric and inorganic materials
  • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Test (FTIR-ATR)
• Average molecular weight identification
  • High temperature gel chromatography (HT-GPC)

Material mechanical property testing and analysis

• Mechanical test
  • ASTM D882

Material thermal performance testing and analysis

• Plastic melt index determination (Melt Flow Indexer)
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter/Thermogravimetric Analysis (DSC/TGA)

Testing services that meet the registration requirements of the “Hong Kong Green Label Scheme”

• UV degradation test
  • ASTM D5280-14 & ASTM D3826
• Accelerated weathering test
• Molecular weight test
  • ASTM D6474
• Biodegradation test
  • ASTM D6954 Tier 2
• Gel fraction test
  • ASTM D2765
• FDA test
  • In accordance with Green Label’s requirements
• RoHS test
  • Chemical elements concentrations test

Testing services that meet the registration requirements of the “Green Tableware Platform”

• Recyclability testing
  • China Paper Association Group Standard T/CPA 001 2021 “Water-based Coated Paper Cup (Water-Based Coated Paper Cup Paper)” Appendix B and No. 1 Modification
• Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) material analysis

Equipment rental service

• Biodegradation test chamber
• Scanning electron microscope equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX)
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR-ATR)
• UV accelerated ageing test chamber
• Xenon lamp test chamber
• Gel permeation chromatography system (FT-GPC)
• Plastic Melt Flow Indexer
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter/Thermogravimetric Analyzer (DSC/TGA)
• Tensile tester
• PPPE supercritical microporous foaming mutual aid sheet material comes out of the unit