Update February 2025:
Water soluble packaging
Made of natural biopolymers
What Nature can give us? Polysaccharides - natural macromolecules found in plants, trees, algae, agricultural waste and even seafood industry waste. In nature, these molecules play roles as structural components in cell walls or as energy storage systems in the plant.
By obtaining these valuable molecules from various biomass, we get safe, sustainable, and biodegradable components for materials that are both eco-friendly and effective.
Obtained polysaccharides have amazing film-forming abilities. This film is 100% bio-based made of polysaccharides, it is designed to hold emulsions and oils, ensuring comfortable user experience. After the use it can be composted or dissolved in a hot water:
These films perfectly hold emulsions like creams or toners
After the use, package can be easily dissolved in hot water or be composted
How else these films can be used?
Liquid soaps for dishwashers and laundry are often packaged in PVA (polyvinyl alcohol).
While effective and biodegradable, PVA is mostly derived from petroleum.
This version of film also can hold soaps and potentially could work as an alternative packaging for laundry/dishwasher-tablet.
Material Development by Elizaveta Lingonberg
MSc student in Bioproducts Engineering
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University
Project Status: active
January 2024->
Aalto University
Update January 2024:
