6.6. Renewable Plasticizers
Often, plasticizers account for several percent of plastics parts, which makes attractive to the replacement of fossil plasticizers by renewable ones. In specific cases such as plastisols, high levels of renewable plasticizers allow obtaining a significant renewable content. According to the SPI Bioplastics Council, plasticizers have an estimated worldwide market of 6 million tonnes.
Table 6.51
Examples of Furan Renewable Composites (According to Biocomp EU Project)
| Density g/cm3 | Flex Modulus GPa | Flex Strength MPa | Fiber Content % | |
| Prepreg | ||||
| GF (glass fiber) | 9 | 105 | 57 | |
| NF (natural fiber) | 9–10 | 120 | 50 | |
| CF (carbon fiber) | 26 | 365 | 42 | |
| RTM (resin transfer molding) | ||||
| GF | 9 | 200 | 40 | |
| BMC (bulk molding compound) | ||||
| GF | 1.7–2 | 9–12 | 50–70 | 10 |
| NF | 10 | 45–55 | 10 | |
| SMC (sheet molding compound) ... | ||||
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