ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF BIOPOLYMER™PLUS
GREEN BIOSCIENCE BY HYGIENE OF SWEDEN

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Our Philosophy
Introduction
Certificates
Environmental Concerns
Benefits of Biopolymer™plus
Comparison Ethanol vs Biopolymer™plus
How We Partake in SDG Goals 2030
Contact Information
Sources

OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our lab is dedicated to find and innovate new solutions to eliminate and minimize existing hazardous chemicals used in our daily life.
With a holistic perspective we question all the steps in the supply chain, from raw materials to the final product.
THE MINDSET ‘WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IT THIS WAY’ IS JUST AS DANGEROUS AS SOME OF THE CHEMICALS.
BIOCHEMIST AND CHIEF OF R&D

INTRODUCTION
Biopolymer™plus, our alcohol free antibacterial formula is disrupting the hygiene industry.
Designed to be fully effective and functional, we are extremely proud to be able to present a solution with several advantages compared to traditional hand sanitisers and at the same time being a more sustainable solution.
Our goal with this Green Bioscience document is to highlight the environmental impact you make when selecting the Biopolymer™plus formula as your preferred protector against germs.

CERTIFICATES
ISO 9000 is today the most widely used common standard in terms of quality. ISO 9001 deals with development, production, installation and service. ISO 9001 is the most comprehensive standard in the ISO 9000 series.
ISO 14001 is an international standard for environmental management. The standard is the most dominant environmental management standard in the world.

Our production facilities are accredited with the following certificates:

THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OF ETHANOL FROM PRODUCTION TO CONSUMPTION AND BEYOND.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ETHANOL PRODUCTION

As in any debate it is challenging to quantify environmental benefits from a holistic perspective. Here is a comparison of the most widely used alternative to hand sanitising – ethanol.
Not all ethanol is equal, but the main points are always true. It creates a lot of waste product since it is a high energy solvent that comes most often from biomass.
Also, you can’t concentrate it, more than it already is.

DEFORESTATION
The ethanol industry is expanding in Brazil, with growing concerns of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in favor of sugar cane crops.
Deforestation, air pollution, disturbing the ecosystem.

FERTILIZING AND THE USE OF PESTICIDES
There are growing concerns how sugar cane plantations around the world affect water sources and the soil.
Water pollution, soil erosion, nitrogen pollution.

CROP BURNING
It is common, but controversial practice to burn sugar cane fields before harvest to reduce mass and use the ashes as nutrients.
Air pollution.

MECHANICAL HARVESTING
Fossil fuel powered machines harvest the crop and transport it to fermentation.
Air pollution, CO2

FERMENTATION
1000 l of water is added to every 150 kg of sugar.
Yeast is added and the mash is allowed to ferment to a 15% alcohol mixture.
CO2 is a byproduct that is often captured for use in other areas.

DISTILLATION
Only about 15% of the fermented mash is converted to ethanol.
The rest is considered waste and is discarded.
Energy consumption, waste.

140 dried residue
86 kg cellulose
800 liters of stillage

WASTE YIELD
80 liters of 95.5% proof ethanol

WASTE TO ETHANOL RATIO