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title: Eliminate PCR odour & VOCs with AqFresh™ at CWE
description: AqFresh™ eliminates PCR odour & VOCs, when added by compounding into recycled plastics. It is proven to capture a wide range of odours & VOCs.
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# Eliminate PCR odour & VOCs with AqFresh™ at CWE
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### **Aqdot are delighted to be sponsors of Compounding World Expo 2024.**
We will be exhibiting PCR compounded with our [AqFresh™ technology](https://aqdot.com/our-technology/) for reduced odour & VOCs. The event takes place in Brussels on 11-12 September 2024 and we are exhibiting on stand C1034.
### **Why is odour elimination critical to increasing use of PCR?**
- The packaging and automotive industries account for nearly 50% of global plastic consumption and yet use just 2.9% and 6.6% PCR respectively.
- Consumer demand & new regulations (e.g. EU PPWR & ELV) require increased use of PCR in packaging and automotive interiors, but the odour of recycled plastics is limiting their use.
- New regulations (eg. EU formaldehyde directive) are increasing the focus in the automotive industry on eliminating toxic VOC pollutants.
- Most odour reduction solutions are costly, only treat the surface, or only remove certain malodours.
### **AqFresh™ technology significantly reduces a wide range of VOCs & odours**
AqFresh™ is an additive technology made of [Cucurbiturils](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbituril) – barrel-shaped molecules with a hydrophobic cavity and polar portals – enabling them to capture a wide range of molecules.
| **VOCs include:** | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| - Formaldehyde | - Benzene | - Xylene |
| - Acetaldehyde | - Toluene | - TVOCs |
| - Acrolein | - Ethylbenzene | - Others |
### **AqFresh™ has been incorporated into a wide range of materials**
It has been compounded (or added via masterbatch) into rigid plastics, films and fibres and proven to significantly reduce deep-seated contaminants - VOCs & odours. AqFresh™ enables higher concentrations of PCR compounds to be used, whilst meeting industry standards & regulations
### **AqFresh™ EFFICACY has been proven in analytical & sensory testing**
- In analytical testing, PCR compounded with AqFresh™ achieved an 88% reduction in acetaldehyde vs the control, well below the standard threshold.
- In sensory testing, PCR with AqFresh™ was >1pt lower on a 6-point scale, bringing it below the VDA-270 standard threshold of 3.0.
### **TO LEARN MORE, WATCH OUR RECYCLED PLASTICS VIDEO**
### **FOR MORE INFORMATION**
- **Download our [AqFresh Recycled Plastics Brochure](https://aqdot.com/resources/)**
- **Visit us at** [Compounding World Expo stand C1034](https://eu.plasticsworldexpos.com/8_0/exhibitor/exhibitor-details.cfm?exhid=133445&_gl=1*b2whdm*_gcl_au*MTY0NzE2NzQ3MS4xNzIxNjQ1Mjg4)
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