While properties may vary based on the type of lignin and the lignin separation process, the BioLAN™ process is flexible and can use a range of lignin types, including typical Kraft lignins. Prisma has identified post-processing steps for Kraft lignin to improve its processability and the final properties in BioLAN™.

EvolUTIA™ lignin is not commercially available at this time; however, numerous scale-up trials have been conducted on commercial equipment with great success.

Prisma does not produce our own base ABS grade. Prisma can produce BioLAN™ based on a wide range of commercial ABS grades to match the performance requirements of the end-use customer.

Since BioLAN™ is a family of products tailored to specific customer needs “generic” samples may not be representative. Interested customers should fill out the customer inquiry form (link to form), after which you will be contacted by a Prisma representative to discuss your needs.

Prisma currently uses lignin from Kraft pulp mills, but other sources can be considered on a case by case basis.

Since BioLAN™ is a family of resins which can be tailored to specific customer needs, there is no one representative set of property data. Interested customers should fill out the customer inquiry form (link to form), and a Prisma representative can discuss your specific requirements and the properties of BioLAN™ relative to those needs.

The cost of BioLAN™ will vary depending on the property requirements and the specific formulation required to meet them; however, Prisma targets delivering BioLAN™ at or as much as 10% below the cost of existing ABS resins.

Prisma has commissioned a Life Cycle Analysis of BioLAN™ by North Carolina State University.