TAGS: Polymer Reinforcement Sustainability / Natural Solutions
Infiltrator Water Technologies adopts DeltaMax™ technology from Milliken & Company’s chemical business to advance its sustainability strategy.
The company is using DeltaMax™ performance modifier to optimize the quality and performance of recycled polypropylene (rPP) used to injection mold its Quick4® series of septic chambers.
Improved Impact Resistance
Infiltrator faced challenges in obtaining satisfactory supplies of rPP, which was frequently mixed with post-consumer polyethylene (PE). By incorporating DeltaMax™ m100 melt flow modifier to improve impact resistance and melt flow rate (MFR), which can degrade during recycling, Infiltrator has experienced improved product performance as it relates to brittleness and increased the percentage of rPP used in septic chamber production to promote circularity.
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As a company focused on sustainability, we have always used recycled materials,” said Dave Smith, purchasing manager, Infiltrator. “
But when we faced new issues with recycled PP, including lack of post-industrial content and greater lot-to-lot variation in post-consumer content, we found traditional additives were not up to the challenge. Based on previous collaborations with Milliken, we tried the DeltaMax™ technology and achieved impressive results. This performance modifier allows us to purchase a broader range of recycled PP, increase the yield from each load of material and deliver a better product to our customers.”
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Many converters and manufacturers are turning to recycled plastic as part of their environmental initiatives,” said Emily Blair, global product line manager, Milliken & Company. “
But successfully incorporating recyclate – especially post-consumer content – can be a complicated undertaking, with many variables. That’s why the right additive is so important. Our DeltaMax™ technology, which was developed specifically for virgin and recycled polypropylene, is allowing Infiltrator to expand its sustainability efforts while ensuring excellence in production and in the field.”
Milliken displayed Infiltrator’s septic chambers made with DeltaMax™ Performance Modifier at Compounding World Expo North America, Nov. 3-4, in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Source: Milliken