Miscanthus Biopolymer

by Interessengemeinschaft Miscanthus · Switzerland · ONA064 · Published 13 Dec 2006
About this material

biobased polymer

The three meter high Miscanthus plant, or Elephant grass, is a renewable material for different lightweight purposes in the building industry. This material is the biopolymer application of Miscanthus combined with colza oil as a highly biodegradable plastic. The photos on this page show an example of a biodegradable flower pot.

Benefits of the Miscanthus as a raw material:
– high capacity of sound absorption
– good thermal insulation
– 100% chemical free
– 80% weight reduction compared to concrete

Material properties