ABT Anaerobic Biodegradation Technology - Providing Full-Life-Cycle Solutions for the Hygiene Products Industry from Material Sourcing to Waste Disposal

Mother and baby hygiene products such as diapers have become an indispensable part of modern life. However, the conventional materials used in their production are difficult to degrade, often persisting as long-term pollutants in landfills and imposing a heavy burden on the environment.

While people’s interest in green and eco-friendly products is growing these days, this factor still has limited influence on consumers’ purchasing decisions when it comes to hygiene care items. To lead the new market trend, enterprises must adopt a forward-looking strategic vision.

Therefore, the hygiene care products industry is gradually exploring a green and sustainable development path, with environmental sustainability emerging as a key direction for industry innovation. Some companies have developed biodegradable materials or launched diaper recycling programs in response to the call for green development, thereby driving the sustainable progress of the entire industry.

Bio-based diapers have emerged as a green alternative, yet their transition from laboratory research to large-scale market application still faces several challenges:

Cost IssuesThe production cost of most biodegradable materials is higher than that of traditional plastic materials. This leads to an increase in the price of end products, which may affect market acceptance.

Performance BalanceEnsuring that biodegradable materials are comparable to or even superior to traditional materials in key performance indicators such as water absorbency, breathability, softness, leak resistance and structural strength is a key focus and difficulty in technological R&D. For instance, some fully biodegradable materials still need optimization in terms of water absorption speed or liquid retention capacity.

Degradation Condition LimitationsMany biodegradable materials can achieve rapid and complete degradation only under specific conditions such as industrial composting. In ordinary natural environments, their degradation process may take decades.

Supply Chain and Large-scale ProductionThe shift from successful laboratory experiments to stable, large-scale and low-cost industrial production requires the establishment of an entirely new supply chain system, as well as the renovation or construction of new production lines.

Recycling and ReutilizationFor a long time, the complex structure and post-use hygiene risks of disposable hygiene products have resulted in low recycling and reuse rates. As an important category of disposable hygiene products, diapers also face numerous challenges in recycling and reutilization. According to a 2023 report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), approximately 2.5 billion used diapers are generated globally every day. These diapers have complex compositions, including plastics, superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) and wood pulp fibers, making them difficult to separate. In addition, the pathogenic risks caused by excrement contamination lead to high costs for traditional disposal methods such as incineration and landfilling.

In recent years, despite notable R&D progress in the application of eco-friendly materials in the diaper sector, most of these technologies remain in the reserve phase, with relatively limited practical applications.

ABT Anaerobic Biodegradation Technology by Geyu New Materials – The Ideal Solution

Cost Efficiency

Geyu’s ABT Anaerobic Biodegradation Technology modifies common plastics (PE, PP, PET, PVC, EPS, PA) by adding a specific proportion of the "degradation formula". Compared with conventional fully biodegradable materials available on the market, it reduces the overall cost by more than 50% without microplastic residues. In anaerobic environments like landfills, the materials can be completely degraded by microbial enzymes into carbon dioxide, methane, and a small amount of mineralized inorganic salts. Additionally, tailored solutions are provided to customers: the degradation cycle can be controlled by adjusting the formula and proportion, ensuring degradation efficiency while minimizing production costs to the greatest extent.

Performance Excellence

By integrating the ABT degradation formula into common plastics, the technology enables hygiene materials to degrade rapidly in natural environments while maintaining product stability and functionality. The materials have stable physical and chemical properties, with a shelf life of over three years. During daily use, their physical strength is almost identical to that of traditional plastics.

Degradation Conditions

ABT anaerobic biodegradable materials can undergo anaerobic biodegradation in natural anaerobic environments such as landfills, soil, and underwater. The key conditions are as follows:

1. Oxygen content: <10%
2. Presence of anaerobic microorganisms in the environment
3. Temperature: 15-70°C (optimum temperature: 52±2°C)
4. pH: 6.5-8.5
5. Humidity: >70%

Supply Chain & Large-Scale Production

Thanks to the characteristics of ABT Anaerobic Biodegradation Technology, the materials can be produced using existing production equipment without additional investment in new machinery. The technology has been verified by numerous authoritative institutions at home and abroad, including the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, EDEN (USA), Intertek (Hong Kong, China), Ningbo Customs Technical Center, and Sinopec. It has passed full-life-cycle, mid-term, short-term, and accelerated simulation tests in accordance with international standard ISO 19855, American standard ASTM D5511, and Chinese standard GB/T 37977. Currently, it has been successfully applied on a large scale in various industries, including plastic packaging, catering/hotel supplies, household/daily chemical products, hygiene products, medical supplies, children's toys, and agricultural supplies.

Consumer safety directly affects consumer confidence, which in turn influences consumer behavior and the healthy development of the economy. Brands are abandoning inefficient homogeneous competition, shifting their competitive logic from "short-term profit-seeking" to "trust-building". Faced with homogeneous competition, the previous extensive growth model of "hit products + high-traffic exposure" has become ineffective. Leading brands are no longer engaged in price wars but are focusing on the essence of business. They allocate core resources to product R&D, supply chain transparency, and the establishment of sustainable customer relationships. By delivering long-term and stable value, they build brand equity that can withstand economic cycles and drive the industry toward a new stage of value-oriented development.

Equipped with the world-leading ABT Anaerobic Biodegradation Technology, Geyu New Materials provides the industry with a full-cycle solution covering everything from material sourcing to waste disposal. Geyu has always embedded "safety first" into its corporate DNA. As a core initiating member of the China Association of Sanitary and Maternal-Child Products for the High-Quality Development Initiative in the disposable hygiene products industry, we fulfill our solemn commitment to the mission of "protecting healthy lives through innovative materials". In the future, we will continue to deepen the R&D of ABT anaerobic biodegradable materials, provide more reliable and eco-friendly solutions for the industry, and empower the safe and green upgrading of downstream products.

Application Fields of Geyu ABT Hygiene Products Materials

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