{"id":729911,"date":"2020-07-28T11:18:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T09:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/material-lab\/material\/alginsulate-foam\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:32:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:32:02","slug":"alginsulat-schaumstoff","status":"publish","type":"material","link":"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/en\/insights\/materials\/alginsulat-schaumstoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Alginsulate foam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-schaumstoff-aus-algen\">Foam from algae<\/h1>\n    <section class=\"info-slider alignfull\"\n             style=\"--items-per-row:2;\"  data-component=\"slider\" data-gap=\"0\" data-loop=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"slider__container swiper\">\n                <div class=\"slider__slides swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"slider__slide swiper-slide theme--dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Teaser #729911 not shown due to image missing. -->                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"slider__slide swiper-slide theme--dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-format-contained teaser-format-contained--size-square\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-Alginsulat-Schaumstoff-Verpackungszentrum-Graz-1-1000x1000.jpg\" class=\"teaser-format-contained__image\" alt=\"MILK MaterialLab Alginsulat Schaumstoff Verpackungszentrum Graz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-Alginsulat-Schaumstoff-Verpackungszentrum-Graz-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-Alginsulat-Schaumstoff-Verpackungszentrum-Graz-1-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.milk-food.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/MILK-MaterialLab-Alginsulat-Schaumstoff-Verpackungszentrum-Graz-1-720x720.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t            \n\t\t\t             <div class=\"slider__scrollbar swiper-scrollbar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-standalone-arrows slider-standalone-arrows--bottom\">\n\t<div class=\"slider-standalone-arrows__button-prev icon\">\n\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\">\n    <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M5.88 4.12L13.76 12l-7.88 7.88L8 22l10-10L8 2z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"slider-standalone-arrows__button-next icon\">\n\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\">\n    <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M5.88 4.12L13.76 12l-7.88 7.88L8 22l10-10L8 2z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t    <\/section>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alginsulat-schaumstoff\">Alginsulate foam<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The innovative <em>alginsultate foam<\/em>, which was developed in an exchange between <em>Graz University of Technology<\/em> and the <em>Universidad de Magallanes<\/em> in Chile, shows the natural sea dweller in a new light. The extraction of the algae material is considered environmentally friendly due to the low CO2 emissions during production.  In addition, algae is a rapidly renewable raw material. In addition to the wide range of possible applications and the good environmental balance, algae are the focus of the packaging industry primarily because of their simple and cost-effective production.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-sans-serif wp-block-paragraph\">Product name:<strong> <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/alginsulat-schaumstoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alginsulat foam<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><br\/><\/strong>Manufacturer:<strong> <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vpz.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VPZ Verpackungszentrum GmbH<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tugraz.at\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Graz University of Technology<\/a><\/strong><br\/>Project status: <strong>Concept <\/strong>\/\/ Prototype \/\/ Ready for market \/\/ Ready for series production<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"is-style-sans-serif has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Peters, Sascha: Materialrevolution I. 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