As environmental pollution becomes increasingly severe, environmental protection is the primary topic for everything. This is also very important for ABS materials. So, what is eco-friendly ABS plastic?

ABS Plastic raw material

Environmentally-friendly ABS plastic is a type of ABS plastic that meets specific environmental standards. This material was designed with the intention of reducing the negative impact of plastics on the environment while maintaining the inherent superior qualities of ABS plastic, such as mechanical properties, thermal stability, and ease of processing.

Eco-friendly ABS plastic can actually be considered a type of modified ABS plastic. It incorporates additives that are easily degradable by natural environmental factors or by biological means, because the pure ABS network structure is very robust and not easily broken down. However, eco-friendly ABS includes additives that can decompose under specific conditions, which causes the network structure to easily collapse once these additives break down. There are various types of additives used. Ethylene-vinyl acetate is one of the more commonly employed additives. There are also versions that include starch and cellulose. Of course, biodegradable ABS is naturally more expensive than standard ABS.

Although eco-friendly ABS contains other additives, the impact on mechanical properties is generally minimal. The products that utilize ABS require its robust mechanical performance, and if this cannot be guaranteed, there would be no practical application for the material, even if it is environmentally friendly.

As for weather resistance and corrosion resistance, it is difficult to say. In fact, the additives reduce such properties of ABS materials, making them easier to degrade. Moreover, different additives affect different aspects of performance, so the specific situation depends on the environment in which the material is used.