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Determinants Driving the Uptake of Biodegradable Plastics: A Sequential Exploratory Mixed-Methods Research Approach

Microplastics
Biodegradable materials are emerging as a sustainable alternative to conventional petroleum-based plastics across packaging, sanitation, and agriculture sectors.
Taofeeq Durojaye Moshood, Fatimah Mahmud, Gusman Nawanir, Mohd Hanafiah Ahmad, Fazeeda Mohamad, Airin AbdulGhani   +5 more
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Pengaruh Penambahan Tepung Tapioka Pada Pati Ubi Kayu (Manihot esculenta) Terhadap Pembuatan Plastik Biodegradable dan Karakterisasinya

Indonesian Journal of Chemical Analysis, 2019
Research on Biodegradable Plastic Characterization of Cassava Wastes (manihot esculenta) Substitution of Tapioca Flour. As Biodegradable Plastics Base Material.
Abdul Rahim, Rustam Musta
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Gastric carboxylesterases of the edible crab Cancer pagurus (Crustacea, Decapoda) can hydrolyze biodegradable plastics

Emerging Contaminants
A promising strategy to counteract the progressing plastic pollution of the environment can involve the replacement of persistent plastics with biodegradable materials.
Lukas Miksch, Lars Gutow, Reinhard Saborowski   +2 more
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Effects of different microplastics on the physicochemical properties and microbial diversity of rice rhizosphere soil

Frontiers in Microbiology
Biodegradable plastics, as alternatives to conventional waste plastics, are increasingly applied across various fields. However, the ecological risks associated with the widespread use of biodegradable plastics remain unclear. Additionally, biodegradable
Sheng Lai, Sheng Lai, Sheng Lai, Cunzhong Fan, Ping Yang, Ping Yang, Yuanyuan Fang, Yuanyuan Fang, Lanting Zhang, Lanting Zhang, Minfei Jian, Guofei Dai, Guofei Dai, Jutao Liu, Jutao Liu, Huilin Yang, Liqin Shen, Liqin Shen   +17 more
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Packaging materials with desired mechanical and barrier properties and full chemical recyclability

Nature Communications, 2019
Biodegradable plastics usually have poorer mechanical or transport properties compared to conventional plastics. Here the authors show a class of biorenewable and chemically recyclable plastics based on copolymers of γ-butyrolactone and its ring-fused ...
Ainara Sangroniz, Jian-Bo Zhu, Xiaoyan Tang, Agustin Etxeberria, Eugene Y.-X. Chen, Haritz Sardon   +5 more
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Eco-friendly sliding components - Friction and wear of selected biodegradable plastics

Polymer Testing
Plastic waste, along with ubiquitous microplastics, is one of the most pressing environmental challenges today. In light of these concerns, biodegradable plastics have been considered a promising alternative (to conventional plastics).
Maciej Kujawa
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Consistently inconsistent: The false promise of ‘sustainable’ plastics

Cambridge Prisms: Plastics
This perspective explains why the lack of regulation around bioplastics remains a hurdle for the successful development and implementation of a legally binding agreement (the Global Plastics Treaty) by the United Nations Environment Assembly to curb ...
Justine Ammendolia, Tony R. Walker
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Unveiling the potential of starch-blended biodegradable polymers for substantializing the eco-friendly innovations

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
The extensive industrialization of polyethylene during the 1950s resulted in the mass production of petrochemical-derived plastics that remain widely used today.
Poornima Singh, Vinay Kumar Pandey, Rahul Singh, Kunal Singh, Kshirod Kumar Dash, Sumira Malik   +5 more
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Switching from petro-plastics to microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA): the biotechnological escape route of choice out of the plastic predicament?

The EuroBiotech Journal, 2019
The benefit of biodegradable “green plastics” over established synthetic plastics from petro-chemistry, namely their complete degradation and safe disposal, makes them attractive for use in various fields, including agriculture, food packaging, and the ...
Koller Martin
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Oxoplastics, Bioplastics, and their Potential of Microplastics Generation (Case Study: Indonesia)

Sriwijaya Journal of Environment, 2023
Plastics are still becoming popular topic in public news. This was initiated by some sea-animals that was trapped by plastic straws, plastic fishing net, and the other plastic packaging.
Firdha Cahya Alam
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