bio-puzdro-p30Even we at N – Point are troubled how much we have damaged our planet and how irresponsibly we are treating our only home even today. We switched to product packaging from recycled paper long time ago but we still think we can do more. We are constantly looking for new products and new ways how to minimize negative impact to the environment. This ongoing effort led us to an expert in the area of bioplastics – prof. Pavel Alexy, who has been developing ecological material Nonoilen with his team for over 20 years.

Nonoilen is a 100% eco-friendly solution for biodegradable plastics. Nonoilen was created by Slovak scientists as a part of cooperation between company Panara and the scientific team from The Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology of Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava under the leadership of prof. Ing. Pavel Alexy, PhD. and is protected by Slovak and international patent protection.

This unique material is a combination of polymers made from biobased raw materials which are transformed by special technology to “enviro-plastic”, which has practically the same properties as conventional plastics. Moreover, it has no negative impact on the nature and is totally environmentally and health friendly. At the end of its lifecycle, the case is decomposed in a biologically active environment into biomass, water and carbon dioxide, which is consumed for the growth of green matter required for bioplastic re-production. The whole cycle is thus closed and there is no damage to the atmosphere when decomposing Nonoilen.

As the first in Slovakia, and actually worldwide, we have prepared a project of 100% degradable bio-plastic mobile phone cases that we want to offer to all environmentally minded people.

Ecofriendly mobile phone cases are not new to Slovakia or to the world. However, our new cases are the only ones that do not contain any synthetic polymers made from petroleum (such as PBAT) that produce fossil CO2 during decomposition, which contributes to global warming.

This is world premiere of a mobile phone case that has virtually the same characteristics as any other “synthetic” case but is made of renewable raw materials and is 100% biodegradable (compostable) and will not burden the atmosphere during its degradation. The first prototype of this case is made for Huawei P30. These prototype cases serve us to gather feedback from users to make improvements to the case as well as to contribute to further development of this material.

In order to fully exploit the ecological potential of NONOILEN at the end of its service life, it must be decomposed under the controlled conditions of industrial compost. Second generation of Nonoilen, which should be able to decompose in a home compost, is under development but there is still road ahead until the finish line.

We firmly believe that together we will contribute to make life better and healthier for us and our children.

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