Enzymatic Biodegradation
CARBIOS Active provides a complementary solution to recycling

Process overview

Our enzymatic biodegradation process makes PLA (Polylactic Acid)100 % compostable, even at room temperature.

This bioplastic is present in many short-lived packaging items used on a daily basis (coffee capsules, tea bags, packaging films, etc.). Until now, its limitation has been its compostability, which is only possible under industrial conditions and at certain temperatures.

With CARBIOS Active, an innovation developed by Carbiolice, a Carbios Group company, this constraint has been overcome. Plastic packaging made from PLA now joins bio-waste when it is collected and can easily be recovered through composting (industrial or domestic) or methanization. Our technology therefore provides a sustainable and environmentally-friendly end-of-life for these products, enabling them to enter a circular economy.

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How does it work?

The encapsulated enzyme, CARBIOS Active, is directly integrated into the manufacturing of flexible or rigid PLA packaging, without any changes to production lines. Our technology then remains inactive throughout the product’s useful life, without altering its mechanical properties. Only when collected with biowaste and under composting conditions (temperature, humidity, pH…), does the encapsulated enzyme become active, allowing the packaging to disintegrate completely and biodegrade for residue-free, non-toxic compost and a quality return to the soil.