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African Journal of Environmental Sciences and Renewable EnergyBiodegradable plastics offer a promising pathway to mitigate Nigeria's mounting plastic pollution by substituting persistent, fossil-based polymers with materials derived from renewable feedstocks that can be mineralised under appropriate conditions ...
M. Ugochukwu Akalonu +2 more
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Why Do Consumers Switch to Biodegradable Plastic Consumption? The Effect of Push, Pull and Mooring on the Plastic Consumption Intention of Young Consumers [PDF]
Sustainability, 2022 Recent economic growth has increased human concern for the environment, especially in developing countries. Because of this paradigm shift, the Chinese population in particular has become more aware of problems with plastic pollution. To reduce the usage
Siyu Gao, Bilin Shao
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Effects of biodegradable plastic film mulching on soil microbial communities in two agroecosystems. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Plastic mulch films are used globally in crop production but incur considerable disposal and environmental pollution issues. Biodegradable plastic mulch films (BDMs), an alternative to polyethylene (PE)-based films, are designed to be tilled into the ...
Bandopadhyay S, Sintim HY, DeBruyn JM.
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Jurnal Ilmu Dasar, 2023 The preparation of biodegradable plastics based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-taro starch as an alternative to synthetic plastics has been conducted.
Endah Saraswati +2 more
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Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films: Impacts on Soil Microbial Communities and Ecosystem Functions. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2018 Agricultural plastic mulch films are widely used in specialty crop production systems because of their agronomic benefits. Biodegradable plastic mulches (BDMs) offer an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional polyethylene (PE) mulch ...
Bandopadhyay S +3 more
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Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2022 Plastic usage is increasing the number of pollutants in the environment. Plastic particles and other plastic-based pollutants are found in our environment and food chain, posing a threat to human health.
Taofeeq D. Moshood +5 more
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Anaerobic digestion of commercial PLA and PBAT biodegradable plastic bags: Potential biogas production and 1H NMR and ATR-FTIR assessed biodegradation. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Álvarez-Méndez SJ +4 more
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Lab-scale and full-scale industrial composting of biodegradable plastic blends for packaging. [PDF]
Open Res Eur, 2022 Chong ZK +6 more
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Biodegradable plastic mulches: Impact on the agricultural biotic environment
Science of the Total Environment, 2020 Hadaly Serrano-Ruiz +2 more
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