RESULTS
• Realization of compostable formulations able to meet product requirements and ensure good processability by compression and injection molding.
• Realization of prototypes of bio-based and compostable coffee capsules on pre-industrial scale by injection and compression molding.
• Optimization of molding process parameters in order to maximize the production efficiency without prejudicing the quality standard of the molded items, and demonstrating that the proposed innovation is a concrete alternative to the current plastic materials.
• Fine tuning of the final recipe in order to reduce overall costs of the raw materials and improve the compounding process.
• Definition of the compounding line at preindustrial scale, including a new and fast quality control of the pellets (via FT-NIR spectroscopy).
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