THE TECHNOLOGY
Same plastic. Different ending.
Polyzyme is a masterbatch additive that integrates into conventional plastic manufacturing — enabling full enzymatic biodegradation after disposal, without changing how plastic is made or how it performs.
Conventional plastic is useful — but it never goes away.
Polyzyme adds an enzyme system inside the plastic that stays dormant until the product is disposed of.
Once triggered by the natural environment, those enzymes break the plastic down completely — into water, CO₂, and natural biomass.
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Enzymatic Integration
The process begins with our masterbatch additives being integrated into conventional plastic resins during the standard manufacturing process. This molecular infusion requires no specialized machinery, ensuring a seamless adoption for manufacturers worldwide.
02
Dormant Durability
Once produced, items retain standard performance specifications, mechanical strength, and shelf-life stability. The enzymatic catalysts remain completely dormant throughout the product's useful life, triggering only post-disposal.
03
Enzymatic Activation
Upon disposal in microbe-rich environments like landfills or soil, biological triggers activate the embedded technology. Moisture and bacteria signal the enzymes to begin breaking down the long polymer chains into shorter segments.
04
Absolute Return
Microorganisms consume the enzymatically altered carbon as a food source, metabolizing the material into CO2, water, and biomass. This process converts the plastic entirely, leaving zero microplastics or harmful residues behind.
The science behind it.
Dormant Phase
During manufacturing and product use, enzymes stay fully encapsulated and inactive. Mechanical strength, transparency, and processing parameters are all unaffected.
Structural Transformation Phase
After disposal, environmental triggers including UV radiation, moisture, temperature changes, soil microbial activity, and pH shifts break down the encapsulation layer.
Enzymatic Biodegradation Phase
Released enzymes accelerate polymer hydrolysis, triggering microbial colonization and full breakdown into water and CO₂ under aerobic conditions, or water, methane, and inorganic biomass under anaerobic conditions.
What Makes Polyzyme Different
Polyzyme
Biodegradable Resins
Oxo-Degradable Additives
Recycling
Works with existing plastics
✓
✗ / limited
✗ / limited
✗ / limited
Polyzyme
Biodegradable Resins
Oxo-Degradable Additives
Recycling
No new CapEx required
Polyzyme
Biodegradable Resins
✓
Oxo-Degradable Additives
✗
Recycling
✓
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✓
Full biodegradation, not fragmentation
Polyzyme
Biodegradable Resins
✓
Oxo-Degradable Additives
Conditional
Recycling
✗
✗
Biodegradable Resins
Polyzyme
Oxo-Degradable Additives
Recycling
Compatible with multiple resin types
Polyzyme
Biodegradable Resins
✓ (8 types)
Oxo-Degradable Additives
Limited
Recycling
Limited
Limited
Biodegradable Resins
Polyzyme
Oxo-Degradable Additives
Recycling
Customizable degradation timeline
Polyzyme
Biodegradable Resins
✓
Oxo-Degradable Additives
✗
Recycling
✗
✗
Biodegradable Resins
Polyzyme
Oxo-Degradable Additives
Recycling
Four Pillars. One Platform.
1
No Infrastructure Change
Polyzyme integrates as a masterbatch additive into existing extrusion equipment with no new processes.
Broad Compatibility with Industrial Resins:
PC (Polycarbonate) & ABS
Lego bricks, computer towers, and appliance backhousing.
PE (Polyethylene)
Packaging films, bags, and flexible coverings.
PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
Beverage bottles, precision fibers, and textiles.
PS (Polystyrene)
Food service packaging, thermal insulation, protective trays, and consumer goods.
PP (Polypropylene)
Rigid containers, automotive parts, and non-wovens.
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride)
Construction piping, protective materials, and medical items.
PU (Polyurethane)
Memory foam, car cushions, and industrial adhesives.
PBAT
Flexible packaging, agricultural films, and disposables.
3
Controlled Degradation
Degradation timelines are customized by resin type, thickness, and intended lifecycle.
4
IP-Protected Platform
Proprietary system protected by patents in Korea with international filings planned.
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Broad
Compatibility
Formulations cover the majority of global production including PE, PP, PET, and more.