Polyethylene both in low and high density are one of the most commonly used plastics in everyday life, due to its versatility and high recyclability.
Numerous applications using HDPE and LDPE can benefit from a anti-microbial and a anti-fungal masterbatch solution. Our Microbatch Food HDPE® and Microbatch Food LDPE® ranges at small loading rates will make your products have a protection against bacterial bio-film growth and fungal growth.
Common examples of applications:
1. The importance of the bottom and side liner for fish ponds and fish farm pools:
A HDPE liner in the bottom and sides of a pond or fishery pool is necessary because the liner can improve your fishing output and protect the environment..
The main role of fish pond impermeable HDPE Geomembrane is to avoid direct contact between the fish and the soil and avoid water pollution. Fish pond impermeable geomembranes prevent waste from accumulating in the soil and prevent harmful chemicals such as ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, acid, iron, and other potentially harmful compounds from entering the pond.
HDPE Geomembrane can save water resources for fish ponds and stabilize the water quality to maintain the balance of the water surface.
HDPE geomembrane can avoid desilting, improve the breeding cycle and increase breeding efficiency.
Geomembrane bottom liner
An anti-microbial HDPE Geomembrane can prevent diseases and block bacteria and germs from forming a bio-film on the inside surface of the membrane.
Our Microbatch Food LDPE® range at low loading rates will ensure protection of the geomembrane against bio-film formation, thus avoiding bacteria like Flavobacterium psychrophilum. Fish farming of hatchlings, fries and young fish can have death rates of up to 70% due to inadequate bacterial levels in the fresh water used.
2. HDPE Cutting Boards:
Traditional cutting boards have mostly employed wood, but as of late, HDPE cutting boards have gained much presence due to the advantages of cleanliness, dishwasher safe, lightness and vestaility in shapes made from molds. However, the constant use of these boards can benefit from having a Food approved masterbatch introduced into the entire cutting board, ths ensuring that microscopic cuts into the board which are optimal places for harbouring bacteria, will remain protected regardless.
Our Antimicrobial Microbatch Food HDPE® will ensure long term protection.
3. Plastic HDPE toys:
High Density Polyethylene used for toys.
HDPE is also a common choice for the manufacture of toys. Proper cleaning of toys, especially for toddlers is very important in order to safeguard their lower autoimmune resistance. But not always are toys hygienic due to lack of regular cleaning and sometimes difficult sizes and shapes to clean. In placessuch as in kindergardens, toys may be shared, therefore causing possible cases of cross contamination between individuals.
The Microlitix Microbatch Food HDPE® will contribute to a more hygiene product and therefore environment for young ones.
4. Food storage:
HDPE food storage container systems.
LDPE food storage container systems.
Food storage is a growing industry worldwide. Consumer food purchasing and storage habits make for an increase in use of flexible bag like and hard storage systems to keep fresh vegetables, meat, fish and dairy products. The reusability demand of these products challenges the need to keep the inner surfaces disinfected and clean at all times. Bio-film formation is undetectable and sometimes adheres onto the plastic surfaces even after extensive disinfection and scrubbing.
The addition of an anti-microbial bacteriostatic solution such as the Microlitix Masterbatch Food HDPE and LDPE® range, will ensure no bio-film growth within the polymer, both in the internal and external layers, thus reducing cross contamination, bacterial growth enhanced by contact with the plastic surface, resulting in a longer lasting fresh and hygienic food product.
