Biofiller

Light weight - High strength - Low cost

 

Imagine wheat straw in products that we see and use everyday. From storage containers, to furniture and toys; in your house and in your car.

Applications

• automotive [see the Biofiller Composite Process]
• decking/fencing
• consumer goods - toys, furniture, totes

Features

• our wheat straw Biofillers are milled to specification on particle size and aspect ratio

Wheat Straw Biofiller Grade	Characteristics (nominal average length)	Notes
WSBF-TH	5+ mm	chopped only
WSBF-15	3.5 mm	chopped, milled, sieved
WSBF-25	2 mm	chopped, milled, sieved
WSBF-35	0.75 mm	chopped, milled, sieved
WSBF-45	<0.1 mm	chopped, milled, sieved



• available in powder/fiber form, or encapsulated in a polymer as concentrate
• can be custom designed to suit application and industry needs

Advantages

• environmentally friendly
• cost savings
• lighter than mineral fillers
• reinforcing characteristics
• natural look and scent

Automotive Plastic Composites - A Brief History

• 1920s - Henry Ford uses hemp for prototype parts
• 1941- Ford build a “hemp” car
• 1950 - almost no plastic in cars
• 2012 (today): average of about 120 kg of plastic in every car built
• 2020: bio-based plastics could replace up to 90% of the total amount of petroleum-derived plastics consumed globally in 2007 [European Study]

Properties

• Wheat Straw Properties