Chemcast® EcoGreen
Chemcast® EcoGreen is a cell cast acrylic sheet produced 100% with pre- and post-consumer acrylic waste, adding crucial value to the acrylic supply chain.
Chemcast EcoGreen produces a sustainable edge for eco-friendly projects. Other benefits include improved optical properties and high-quality surface characteristics for indoor and outdoor applications such as windows, sculpture, outdoor signage. It offers flexible fabrication equal to general acrylic sheet. Common applications include Museum Displays, Retail Displays, Interior Design, Furniture, Point-of-Purchase Displays, Graphics, Signage, and Architectural Projects.
EcoGreen has similar mechanical and physical properties as cast acrylic sheets produced with synthetic monomer methyl methacrylate. It offers light transmittance above 92% and provides the basis for LEED v4.1 points. The manufacturing process uses less water and generates less CO2 than cast acrylic sheets produced with synthetic monomer which significantly reduced the carbon footprint.
How EcoGreen is Made
EcoGreen starts with acrylic scraps generated internally from domestic fabricators and customers of Chemcast®.
The recycled monomer methyl methacrylate is obtained by a de-polymerization process that recovers liquid monomer from PMMA, “characterized by the breaking of polymeric bonds which can turn the solid polymer into a gummy liquid.”
Next, recycled MMA is obtained by the de-polymerization process that recovers from PMMA the original liquid monomer.
Recycled materials decrease our carbon footprint on this planet. That is why Acrilex carries Chemcast® EcoGreen 100% Recycled Cell Cast Acrylic.