https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/2025-03/ColorMatrix SmartHeat RHC Brochure.pdf
It enables: • Increased rPET content • Reduced CO2 emissions When added to rPET and PET preforms and bottles, SmartHeat RHC helps to: • Improve rPET quality - Better thermal stability, reduced yellowing • Improve bottle quality - Greater processability - Lightweighting • Reduce energy consumption during the blow molding process SmartHeat RHC has minimal impact on final product color or aesthetics.
A typical remedy, adding toners and colorants, can have a detrimental effect on the brightness of the final product.
IMPROVED BOTTLE QUALITY +2% in neck weight +3% in body weight -12% in base weight 8.5g 0.5L bottle, 60% rPET Polymer Weight Distribution Based on commercially produced water bottles, 51,000bph Mechanical Strength Increasing SmartHeat RHC Concentration Based on PTI 14.4g 0.5L water bottles, Instron testing To p Lo ad (l bs ) 14 15 16 17 8 9 10 11 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Burst Pressure Increasing SmartHeat RHC Concentration Based on 8.5g, 0.5L commercially produced water bottles Bu rs t P re ss ur e (B ar ) 14 15 16 17 8 9 10 11 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 REDUCED CO2 EMISSIONS Increasing SmartHeat RHC Concentration Based on a commercial process producing 8.5g 0.5L water bottles as 51,000bph 25% reduction in energy consumed during the bottle blowing process En er gy k W Reduce Energy Consumption SmartHeat RHC increases the heat-up rate for preforms, enabling energy reductions for the heating lamps used during the bottle blowing process.