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NonOilen, a 100 % Biodegradable Filament From Fillamentum
On World Recycling Day, we told you about Bluesint PA12. A polymer developed by Materialise, which allows printing with a 100% recycled powder. And today, it is the turn of the Czech manufacturer Fillamentum to unveil its new ecological 3D…
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On World Recycling Day, we told you about Bluesint PA12. A polymer developed by Materialise, which allows printing with a 100% recycled powder. And today, it is the turn of the Czech manufacturer Fillamentum to unveil its new ecological 3D printing material. The company has launched its first 100% biodegradable filament for 3D printing, NonOilen. This latest initiatve joins other recent projects aimed at making additive manufacturing greener, working to limit the environmental footprint of 3D printing on the planet.
The filament, made from a blend of polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), was developed in collaboration with the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. When a product is made with NonOilen filament and reaches the end of its life cycle, it can fully degrade into water and carbon dioxide during composition. In addition, if users wish, it can also be returned to Fillamentum for recycling and to reuse the filament. According to the manufacturer, NonOilen will retain it mechanical properties even after being recycled many times in sharp contrast to other materials.
NonOilen is made from PLA and PHB (photo credits: Fillamentum)
The manufacturer notes that not only is the filament fully biodegradable, but it is made 100% out of polymers from renewable resources (bio-based). This means that the filament can truly be considered to be part of the principles of a circular economy, one of the most popular models for a more sustainable world.
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