Predict plastic biodegradation. Turn material data into degradation insight.
BioTrace helps plastics professionals predict biodegradation behaviour in soil, compost and aquatic environments—combining kinetic models, material parameters and real-world temperature profiles in one intuitive tool.
Understand how materials behave before committing to lengthy testing.
Explore scenarios, compare degradation media and communicate expected performance with a consistent scientific workflow.
Material intelligence
Use curated or custom materials with density, Vmax and Ks parameters tailored to each medium.
Real conditions
Bring temperature profiles and environmental context into soil and compost simulations.
Visual prediction
Follow the degradation curve and identify meaningful milestones such as T90 at a glance.
Material compliance
Keep material-specific compliance information for home compost, industrial compost and soil visible alongside results.
From inputs to insight in three steps.
Select your material
Choose a catalogue material or work with kinetic parameters for your own formulation.
Define the scenario
Set geometry, degradation medium, temperature context and the parameters relevant to your study.
Explore the prediction
Review the curve, estimated timing and supporting information to guide next decisions.
One platform. Different end-of-life scenarios.
Soil
Model biodegradation with location-based temperature profiles over an extended timeframe.
Compost
Explore home, industrial and controlled-temperature composting profiles.
Aquatic
Work with aquatic kinetic parameters when they are available for the material.
Scientific expertise behind BioTrace.
BioTrace has been developed by AIMPLAS, drawing on its extensive experience in biodegradation, compostability and material characterisation testing.
This specialist knowledge supports a practical prediction tool designed to help plastics professionals explore material behaviour and make better-informed testing and development decisions.
See BioTrace applied to your materials.
Meet our team online and discover how the platform can support your biodegradation studies.
Let’s discuss your biodegradation challenge.
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