What is I'm green™ Polyethylene?

什么是Green聚乙烯？

Polyethylene is conventionally produced from fossil raw materials such as oil or natural gas, and is found in many everyday products: food packaging, cosmetics, beverages, bags, among others. Green plastic, also known as I'm green™ Polyethylene, is a plastic made from a renewable raw material: ethanol from Brazilian sugarcane. The I'm green™ Polyethylene exhibits the same characteristics as the petrochemical polyethylene, in application, performance, and especially recycling.

聚乙烯通常由石油或天然气等化石原料制成，在许多日常产品中都有发现：食品包装、化妆品、饮料、袋子等。绿色塑料，也Green™ 聚乙烯，是一种由可再生原料制成的塑料：来自巴西甘蔗的乙醇。Green™ 聚乙烯在应用、性能、特别是回收利用方面表现出与石化聚乙烯相同的特性

What is a bioplastic or biopolymer?

什么是生物塑料或生物聚合物？

Accordingly with European Bioplastics Association definition, plastics produced from renewable sources and/or biodegradable plastics are classified as bioplastics or biopolymers. Thus, I'm green™ Polyethylene made from sugarcane ethanol is considered a bioplastic. I'm green™ Polyethylene is not biodegradable.

根据欧洲生物塑料协会的定义，由可再生资源和/或可生物降解塑料生产的塑料被归类为生物塑料或生物聚合物。所以，Green™ 甘蔗乙醇制成的聚乙烯被认为是一种生物塑料。Green™ 聚乙烯不能生物降解。

Is it possible to verify the difference between I'm green™ Polyethylene and petrochemical polyethylene?

有没有可能证实Green™ 聚乙烯和石化聚乙烯？

I'm green™ Polyethylene made from sugarcane ethanol has the same physical properties as conventional polyethylene, made from fossil raw material. It is impossible to detect the difference between the two plastics by visual analysis, since both are the same regarding color, appearance and texture. Analysis by C-14 carbon dating is the only way to differentiate the two products, attesting to renewable sources of I'm green™ Polyethylene, since it shows younger carbon atoms in its composition.

Green™ 甘蔗乙醇制聚乙烯与化石原料制聚乙烯具有相同的物理性能。由于两种塑料在颜色、外观和质地上都是相同的，因此不可能通过视觉分析来发现它们之间的差别。碳14年代测定是区分这两种产品的唯一方法，证明Green™ 聚乙烯的可再生资源，因为它的成分中含有较年轻的碳原子。

How is green plastic produced?

绿色塑料是如何生产的？

At Braskem's plant, sugarcane ethanol is received from suppliers and undergoes a dehydration process where it is transformed into green ethylene, the monomer that feeds the polymerization plants where the I'm green™ Polyethylene is produced. The sugarcane plastic then goes to third-generation companies (i.e., manufacturers or converters), which transform it into plastic products. From 2007, the company developed and is improving the production technology of green ethylene and I'm green™ Polyethylene from ethanol.

在Braskem的工厂，甘蔗乙醇从供应商处获得，经过脱水过程，转化为绿色乙烯。甘蔗塑料随后进入第三代公司（即制造商或转换器），这些公司将其转化为塑料产品。从2007年开始，公司开发和改进绿色乙烯生产技术，Green™ 乙醇制聚乙烯。

Is green PE biodegradable and/or can it be used in compost?

绿色聚乙烯是否可生物降解和/或可用于堆肥？

No, it is not biodegradable or compostable. Like resins made from petrochemicals, I'm green™ Polyethylene is a recyclable material and in fact can be recycled normally using the processes in use today. Since I'm green™ Polyethylene is not biodegradable, the CO2 captured during the sugarcane cultivation process (from sugarcane growth until its production) remains sequestered during the plastic's entire life cycle.

不，它不可生物降解或堆肥。就像石油化工树脂一样，Green™ 聚乙烯是一种可循环利用的材料，事实上可以使用目前使用的工艺正常循环利用。因为Green™ 聚乙烯不可生物降解，甘蔗栽培过程中捕获的二氧化碳（从甘蔗生长到生产）在塑料的整个生命周期中保持隔离

What is renewable content? How can the renewable content of I'm green™ Polyethylene be validated?

什么是可再生内容？Green™ 聚乙烯可再生内容是否经过验证？

Renewable content is the amount of renewable originated carbon expressed as a percentage of total mass of material or product. For example, 90% renewable content means that 90 grams per 100 grams of material is from a renewable raw material. The validation of the percentage of renewable content is carried out using the dating of the carbon isotope C14 in the product, the same process used for verification of age of fossils in archeology. This analysis is standardized by ASTM D6866 and can be performed for both I'm green™ Polyethylene and for end products such as packaging and plastic bags. Braskem performs the C14 analysis of I'm green™ Polyethylene in the Beta Analytic lab (www.radiocarbon.com). The renewable content of I'm green™ Polyethylene was also recently certified by the institute Vinçotte

可再生碳含量是指以材料或产品总质量百分比表示的可再生碳的总量。例如，90%的可再生成分意味着每100克材料中有90克来自可再生原材料。利用产品中碳同位素C14的测年方法对可再生含量百分比进行验证，该方法与考古学中化石年龄的验证方法相同。该分析由ASTM D6866标准化，可对两种情况下的I'm green进行分析以及包装和塑料袋等最终产品。Braskem对I'm green进行C14分析在β分析实验室（www.radiocarbon.com）。Green™ 聚乙烯最近也通过了温哥特研究所的认证

What is I'm green™?

什么是Green™?

I'm green™ is the brand created by Braskem that identifies the products in its portfolio produced from renewable sources. To identify products that have I'm green™ Polyethylene in its composition, and to help the consumers to recognize them, Braskem created the I'm green™ seal. For use of the I'm green™ seal, products must follow certain criteria established by Braskem.

Green™ 是Braskem创建的品牌，用于识别其产品组合中由可再生资源生产的产品。识别那些Green™ 聚乙烯的成分，并帮助消费者认识他们，布拉斯肯创造了Green™ 封条。Green™ 密封，产品必须符合Braskem制定的某些标准。