Industrial Applications of Renewable Plastics

6.7. Other Additives From Renewable Resources

See also subchapter 4.3.2 formulation of PLA.

In a general way, remind that renewable additives may also include a certain level of synthetic components and that a same line of trade names may include renewable products and synthetic ones.

In addition to plasticizers, the oldest and most common additives based on renewable resources are

• Fatty acids, their salts, esters, and amides used as lubricants, processing aids, PVC heat stabilizers, emulsifier…

• Pine derivatives: pine tar, rosin, terpene used as tackifiers and processing aids.

• Vulcanized vegetable oils or factices used in rubber formulations.

• Phenol derivatives used as antioxidants.

Table 6.57 displays some examples of natural additives, raw, ...