Soil Microbial Communities Associated With Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Agricultural plastic mulch films provide a favorable soil microclimate for plant growth, improving crop yields. Biodegradable plastic mulch films (BDMs) have emerged as a sustainable alternative to widely used non-biodegradable polyethylene (PE) films ...
Sreejata Bandopadhyay +5 more
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Industria: Jurnal Teknologi dan Manajemen Agroindustri, 2021 Plastic is a packaging material used as a container to protect and store food as well as non-food products essential for the community, specifically in Indonesia. This study aims to examine the effect of glycerol addition as a plasticizer on the physical
Farida Hanum Hamzah +3 more
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Degradation of Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastic and Its Contribution to Soil Organic Carbon Stock. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2023 Expanding the use of environmentally friendly materials to protect the environment is one of the key factors in maintaining a sustainable ecological balance.
Guliyev V +7 more
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Disintegration of commercial biodegradable plastic products under simulated industrial composting conditions. [PDF]
Sci RepBiodegradable plastics are often promoted as sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics. Nevertheless, significant knowledge gaps exist regarding their degradation under relevant conditions, particularly when compounded into commercial products ...
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The Succession of Bacterial Community Attached on Biodegradable Plastic Mulches During the Degradation in Soil. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2021 Despite the increasing application of biodegradable plastic mulches (BDMs) in agriculture, the colonization and succession of the attached microbial community on BDMs during their degradation processes remain poorly characterized.
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End-of-Life Management of Biodegradable Plastic Dog Poop Bags through Composting of Green Waste. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2022 Plastic waste derived from plastic dog poop bags (DPBs) could be considered a negligible source of plastic waste. However, it is estimated that this kind of waste contributes to 0.6% of the total plastic waste generated worldwide, and it is expected to ...
Dróżdż D +4 more
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Disintegration half-life of biodegradable plastic films on different marine beach sediments. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 The seafloor is considered the major sink for plastic debris in the world’s oceans. Biodegradable polymers are available on the market as a substitute for conventional plastic and could potentially end up in the same environment.
Eich A, Weber M, Lott C.
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Challenges and opportunities in managing biodegradable plastic waste: A review. [PDF]
Waste Manag ResBiodegradable plastics have certain challenges in a waste management perspective. The existing literature reviews fail to provide a consolidated overview of different process steps of biodegradable plastic waste management and to discuss the support ...
Mhaddolkar N +4 more
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Influence of Home Composting on Tensile Properties of Commercial Biodegradable Plastic Films. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel), 2021 In recent years biodegradable plastic films have been increasingly used for various purposes, most often as grocery bags and for collecting bio-waste. Typically, the biodegradation of these films should take place in industrial compost facilities where ...
Rujnić Havstad M +3 more
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Italian Journal of Agronomy, 2022 Biodegradable plastic mulch is potentially a suitable alternative to conventional polyethylene mulch because of the limited disposal options of the latter. However, biodegradable plastic mulch must perform better or comparably to polyethylene mulch to be
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