The Iowa State Department of Maize Promotion (ICPB) and Battelle, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington State, have researched and developed a new type of corn-based plastic additives that can make plastic bottles harder and stronger. Helps to strengthen the plastics industry's ability to fight against high oil prices and develop more environmentally friendly packaging materials.
The ICPB pointed out that the effectiveness of this mixture isosorbide in strengthening plastic bottles in terms of hardness and firmness has been confirmed, and preliminary cost estimates are expected to show that isosorbide produced using this technology is more competitive than plastic blocks made of petroleum, and therefore this product is Commercialization can have a win-win effect on consumers and producers.