TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH - Biodegradability & Cold Application
Coatings That Break Down Naturally. Applied Without the Burn.
PED was designed to work in the real world—not just the lab. That means building a coating that’s biodegradable in soil and applied without heat, pressure, or polymers.
Most coatings in agriculture are made for controlled environments. Ours was built for the field—and for the systems growers and input makers already use.
What Biodegradable Actually Means
PED coatings are:
- Bio-based (not fossil-derived)
- Cold-applied (no thermal bonding or curing required)
- Soil-degradable via microbial action
- Residue-free — no synthetic fragments left behind
- Safe for organic, regenerative, and residue-sensitive systems
Biodegradability isn’t a promise—it’s a performance requirement. PED coatings break down as the crop cycle ends, not months or years later.
Cold Application: Why It Matters
| Problem with Heat-Cured or Polymeric Coatings | What PED’s Cold-Applied System Solves |
|---|---|
| Requires expensive thermal coaters | Uses rotary drums, paddle mixers, batch tumblers |
| Heat deactivates microbes or nutrients | Safe for biologicals and heat-sensitive actives |
| Adds energy and infrastructure cost | No heat, curing, or added energy input |
| Binders clog mixers or gum up product flow | Non-sticky, smooth, and free-flowing during coating |
Field-Ready. Supply Chain-Safe.
PED coatings can be:
- Applied in standard dry coating equipment
- Stored without refrigeration
- Transported without degradation under typical humidity conditions
- Integrated into coating lines or custom-blend operations
- Scaled from R&D to commercial production
Soil Breakdown Behavior
PED coatings break down through natural microbial activity once exposed to consistent soil moisture and conditions. Breakdown is:
- Non-toxic
- Non-accumulative
- Progressive (not sudden failure)
- Verified in comparisons with polymer coatings
- Aligned with “readily biodegradable” regulatory definitions
Third-party validation studies currently underway.
No Plastic. No Heat. No Trade-Off.
| Feature | Traditional Polymer Coatings | Durable Inputs™ Coating |
|---|---|---|
| Requires heat or thermal curing | ✅ Yes | ❌ No |
| Leaves residue or fragments | ✅ Often | ❌ No |
| Compatible with biological inputs | ❌ Risk of deactivation | ✅ Fully compatible |
| Works with existing coaters/mixers | ❌ Often proprietary | ✅ Yes |
| Fully biodegradable | ❌ Rare | ✅ Yes |
Bottom Line
PED coatings were built for the field, not the lab bench.
Cold-applied, Soil-degradable, Microbe-safe, Energy-efficient. Compatible with how agriculture actually works
No polymers. No waste. No heat.
Just smart coating science that breaks down after the job is done.