
农业部茶及饮料作物改良场开发粉末化加工技术,茶渣咖啡渣可取代最高15%塑料原料
农业部茶及饮料作物改良场开发出茶渣咖啡渣粉末化加工技术,可取代最高15%塑料原料,相关技术已技转给太松企业等厂商,环保茶末足弓拖鞋获德国红点设计奖和iF设计奖,已售出2万双、创造500万元以上产值。
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台湾每年茶渣超过30万吨、咖啡渣超过20万吨,过去只能做堆肥处理并需支付清运费用。茶改场团队开发出茶及咖啡剩余资材粉末化加工技术,可将茶渣咖啡渣研磨成粉并客制化规格,取代5%到15%塑料原料。
台灣是茶葉和咖啡消費大國,每年茶渣、咖啡渣各超過30萬噸、20萬噸,過去都只能做堆肥處理,還要付出大量清運費用,農業部茶及飲料作物改良場團隊將茶渣、咖啡渣透過加工製程後,可取代最高15%的塑料,還帶有茶香和咖啡香,製作為拖鞋後,鞋櫃不再有腳臭味而是改飄茶香超精緻。
隨環保意識抬頭,愈來愈多塑料產品希望可改用環保素材取代,茶改場研究員蔡憲宗團隊開發「茶及咖啡剩餘資材粉末化加工技術」,建構可客製化規格的原料製備整合方式,將咖啡渣和茶渣研磨成粉,並且可依照最終下游產品客製原料粒徑、含水率、色澤、機能成分,讓產品可取代5%到15%的塑膠原料,還有清新茶香或咖啡香。
蔡憲宗指出,塑膠原料成本1公斤約50元,用茶渣和咖啡渣製作的原料粒1公斤則約100元,雖然成本較高,但可和塑膠原料混合打造產品,更環保外,也擺脫過去終端產品的塑膠味,也讓過去只能當堆肥處理的茶渣和咖啡渣搖身一變成可多方利用的資材,如可製作免洗餐具、3D列印線材,或者可作為拖鞋等,只要家中拖鞋替換為該材料的拖鞋,鞋櫃都會是天然茶香,相關將茶渣、咖啡渣轉化為取代塑料的技術中國目前也在研發,但尚未成功,我國取得領先。
相關專利技術已技轉給廠商,其中和國內廠商太松企業合作的「環保茶末足弓拖鞋」獲得今年德國紅點設計獎和德國iF設計獎,太松企業開發部經理李軒銘表示,綠色循環的產品除了要夠環保,也要實用並讓民眾買得起,才能真正永續,相關產品今年5月推出後,已經銷出2萬雙、創造500萬元以上的產值;盤采公司也技轉該技術生產3D列印所需線材,他指出使用該原料後就不會再有塑膠氣味,並且不影響降解,未來也會將該材料用在電動車內裝等。
茶改場場長蘇宗振表示,該技術是透過非專屬授權方式技轉,因為希望帶動國產茶產業,因此茶渣等希望是用國產茶葉後的廢渣,該授權期間為3年,授權金則為10萬元。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
该技术将被更多厂商采用,用于免洗餐具、3D打印线材和电动车内装等产品
Likely · Within months
非专属授权到期后,茶改场可能续签或扩大授权范围
Possible · Within years

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