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M-Base Engineering + Software GmbH

Dr.-Ing. Erwin Baur


The Information Problem with Bio-Materials


Introduction M-Base

End Users Plastics Producers


M-Base

www.materialdatacenter.com

Biopolymer Database

Design

Material Modeling and Simulation

CAMPUS®

Introduction M-Base


www.materialdatacenter.com


•  always select the technically* best suited material

•  never prefer a material for political or emotional reasons

Principal Rule of Engineering Material Selection

*this includes economics


•  public interest in “green” solutions

•  industry is interested in biobased materials

•  CO2 footprint becomes a selection criteria

•  information is needed

Chances and Needs


•  Category 1 Information about processing and end use properties is needed

•  Category 2 Ecological relevance compared to conventional materials must be documented

•  Category 3 high end support is expected

Information Problem


Information Projects

Bio Materials

M-Base Plastics Industry

German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protecetion

Biopolymers Natural Fibers


Background

•  www.N-FibreBase.net

•  PP-NF Campaign

•  NF-Guidelines

•  Biopolymer Database

•  NFC-Simulation

•  German Biopolymer Network

•  LCA Software

Press Forming

Injection Molding

Compression Molding

Iowa State University


providers of bio materials

agricultural mentality

plastics industry

expectations

support

Mentality Firewall


Material Competence over the Supply Chain


processing equipment

raw material processor Tier 1 OEM

decision maker

Supply Chain

support

information

consumer

vague pressure


German Biopolymer Database

Data from Producers

sample material

uniform testing at University of Applied Sciences Hannover

project data

comparable searchable

producers' data

datasheets only

free at www.materialdatacenter.com

slow improvement

“drop-in” materials

•  little info

•  no/exotic standards

•  low quality


resin producers

agree about standards

each producer tests own

grades

run the system

Biopolymer

Database

free for end users

Long Term Plan


•  mechanical properties –  tensile modulus, stress/strain at

break…

•  thermal properties –  softening temperatures

•  barrier properties –  oxygen, steam

•  chem./phys. properties –  biobased carbon content, density

•  ecological valuation –  biodegradable

•  regional availability •  processing methods and

recommendation –  injection molding, extrusion…

•  additives –  lubricants, plasticiser

Content Biopolymer Database

definition “biopolymer“ = bio–degradable or bio-based


Final Goal


Example Datasheets

•  classical biopolymer

•  drop-in material


Bio-Feedstock

“classical“ PLA, PHB, starch-based, also

Natural-Fiber reinforced

“drop in“ existing technology

low level of documentation

and service

state of the art documentation and services

Different Categories of Bio-Material





Information Problem


New Project

Polymers Environmental Calculator


Raw Material

Compounding

Processing

Product

End of Life

Landfill

Recycling

Incineration (Energy Gain, CO2 Output)

Recycling (Energy Input, New Material)

Plastic Input of Energy up to this Point, CO2 Equivalent

Energy Input, CO2 Equivalent

Additives Fillers

Life Cycle Analysis


producers

plastic raw material use of fossile CO2 accumulated energy CO2 equivalent

end of life

compounding processing well known processes

Life Cycle Analysis


Energy Balance


Required Properties at Gate

•  Accumulated Energy

•  Accumulated Emissions

•  Density

•  Processing Temperature

•  Heat Capacity

•  Heat Value

•  Emissions when Incinerated





Information Problem


•  Design Support/CAE

•  Process Optimization

•  Prototypes

•  Trouble Shooting

•  Training/Literature

Expectations


•  datasheets

•  checklists for material selection

•  design rules

•  design catalogues

High Level Design Information


Design Guidelines for NF- Press Forming Source: Project NF-Guidelines


Design Catalogue: Stiffening of NF Press Forming Parts Source: Project NF-Guidelines


Ford Forschungs- zentrum

IAC Group

IfBB Hochschule Hannover Technische

Universität Clausthal

Hochschule Bremen

M-Base

University of Wisconsin

Simcon

Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut

Kunststoff-werk Voerde

Lyondell Basell

NFC-Simulation

NFC-Simulation


Integrated Simulation Mesh

flow orientation

mechanical simulation


FEM Crash Simulation Source: Ford Forschungszentrum





Information Problem


Thank you for your attention

www.m-base.de

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