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Join the Revolution, the biodegradable plastics Revolution, with EcoPure. This groundbreaking additive makes regular

plastic biodegradable. Your product, like those above, can be made to break down into organic components with as little

as .7% (by weight) of EcoPure. And EcoPure is easy to use. Just add it in to your production process the same way you

would add color concentrate. No need to re-engineer your product. No new materials to struggle with. No flaking or

shortened shelf life. Your final product will be essentially indistinguishable from your current product. But when it’s finally

discarded it will return to the cycle of life. The future is now.

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Extensive testing (ASTM D5511, D5338 and D5988) have shown that most

commonly used plastics will biodegrade when EcoPure is added in the production

process.

PE - Biodegradation

Over 60 million tons of PE

products are made each year,

and most ends up in landfills

or in the ocean swirl known

as the “Great Pacific Garbage

Patch.” One of the most

familiar products is the the

plastic shopping bag. It is not

considered biodegradable as it

takes several centuries to

break down...unless it is made

with EcoPure. Recent ASTM

D5511 testing showed such a

product biodegraded over

3.5% in just 15 days with only

1% of EcoPure (by weight)!

The photograph above shows

that process at work as seen

through an electron

microscope.

PP - Biodegradation

Over 45 million tons of

Polypropylene were produced

in 2007. It is used in

everything from packaging to

textiles, from thermal

underwear to automotive

parts, loudspeakers to

polymer banknotes! It is

particularly resistant to many

chemicals solvents as well as

strong acids and bases, thus

its use in lab equipment.

Recent testing on PP film

made with 2% (by weight) of

Ecopure biodegraded 45% in

just 15 days. This very rapid

biodegradation can be seen

close up in the electron

microscope photography

above.

PS - Biodegradation

Polystyrene is a hard plastic

that is often transparent,

though it can be colored as

well. Cosmetic displays and

CD/DVD cases are good

examples of this stiff but

somewhat easy to crack

material. It’s also frequently

used for disposable cutlery,

models and smoke detector

housings. It can also be used

in a foamed form for

insulation, packing material

and the common foam

drinking cup. Recent testing

shows such a foamed product

biodegrading over 5% in 35

days with only 1% (by

weight) of EcoPure added.

See it breaking down in the

photo above.

PET - Biodegradation

Polyethylene terephthalate is

a thermoplastic polymer resin

of the polyester family and is

used in synthetic fibers;

beverage, food and other

liquid containers and

thermoforming applications.

Using EcoPure G2

formulation renders a clear

plastic PET product just like

your normal plastic product

with the same functional

properties as your regular

PET product. Recent studies

show that PET with 1%

additive biodegraded an

average of 4.86% in just 15

days.

PVC - Biodegradation

PVC is an extremely popular

plastic. When you hear

“vinyl,” as in window frames

and blinds, think PVC. It is

by far the most common wire

and cable insulation, and is

used on many other building

products as well. It can be

rigid, as with plumbing pipe,

or flexible as in tubing,

waterbeds, pool toys and

various inflatables. It is

estimated that 40 million tons

will be produced annually by

the year 2016. Recent tests on

PVC film with only 1.2% (by

weight) of EcoPure

biodegraded a full 7% in 45

days. The above electron

microscope captures the

biodegradation process.

Photo 2. TBW5500. Close up of attached bacteria on surface of uncleaned treated sample. Several forms are present: individual cocci (around center), attached cocci colonies (white arrow), rods (thicker white arrow), and filaments (black arrow). Original magnification = 5500x.

Scale bar = 10 !m.

Photo 3. TBW200. Surface of uncleaned treated bubble wrap at low magnification (200x). Scale

bar = 200 !m.

Photo 5. PP1_3K. Close up showing bacteria and biofilm in and around a pit. Original

magnification = 3000x. Scale bar = 20 !m.

Photo 6. PP1_500. Surface scratch. Note detachment of outer-most surface within scratch.

Original magnification = 500x. Scale bar = 100 !m.

Photo 7. EPSC90. Low magnification image of untreated eps showing large smooth hole.

Original magnification = 90x. Scale bar = 500 !m.

Photo 8. EPSC100. Image of surface of untreated eps showing scratches; biofilm at upper left

corner. Original magnification = 100x. Scale bar = 500 !m.

Photo 11. EVA-B2000. Close-up of pit in upper left of Photo 8. Note that pit is relatively free

of debris. Original magnification = 2000x. Scale bar = 20 !m.

Photo 12. EVA-B3000. High magnification image of pit near center of Photo 8. Note that debris in pits consists of thin layers (arrows) that appear to have collapsed from above. Otherwise, surface of pit is relatively clean. Original magnification = 3000x. Scale bar = 10

!m.

Photo 13. PVCC1500. Close up of microbial colonies near center of Photo 12. Note small pits

in biofilm (white arrow) and exposed under the biofilm by the shrinkage crack (black arrow).

Original magnification = 1500x. Scale bar = 20 µm.

Photo 14. PVCC800. Biofilm and microbial colonies on the control PVC. Note that colonies to

the right of center sit in shallow depressions. Original magnification = 800x. Scale bar = 50 µm.

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