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The demands placed on the ‘coffee maker’ and ‘water kettle’ categories require a spectrum of properties that the bio-plastics commercially available at this time cannot meet, or will only meet after further modification. Thus it seemed sensible to first concentrate on the ‘hair dryer housings’ product category for the use of these materials. With two of the selected materials (Cell1 and BC2) it was possible to manufacture components under conditions of large-scale industrial production (figure 4). These sample housings were equipped with the proper electrical parts and tested in a range of practical tests, especially tests relating to DIN EN 60335-2-23 (for instance warming, ball pressure and fall test). The tests showed that the cellulose based bio-polymer Cell1 is able to meet the demands. In the meantime, based on the research carried out, the cellulose-based biopolymer (Cell1) has been used in the first BIONA TM brand range of hairdryers (figure 5). Should customers show interest in such a product an effort will be made to equip other household products with components made of bio-plastics. www.titk.de www.efbe-schott.de Acknowledgement The project partners thank the BMELV as well as the FNR for the financial sponsorship of the research project (supp. code: 22011106) Literature [1] Serizawa,S.; Inoue, K.; Iji, M.: Kenaf-Fiber-Reinforced Poly(lactic acid) Used for Electronic Products, J App Pol Sc 2006, Vol. 100, p.618-624 [2] Iji, M.: Highly Functional Bioplastics Used for Durable Products, Innovative Technologies for a Bio-Based Economy, Wageningen, 2008 [3] Reußmann, T.; Mieck, K.-P.: Verfahrensentwicklung zur Herstellung von Langfasergranulat aus Stapelfasermischungen, Techn.Textilien, Nr. 46, 1999 bioplastics MAGAZINE [02/10] Vol. 5 41
