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Molecules, 2023 Carbon–carbon backbone polymers are non-biodegradable, persistent plastics that have accumulated on land and oceans due to human activities. They degrade and fragment into microplastics and smaller particle sizes but do not biodegrade at an acceptable ...
Neha Mulchandani, Ramani Narayan
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Limitations and alternatives of the System for Post-use Treatment of Biodegradable Plastic [PDF]
대한환경공학회지Plastics are widely used in various industries based on their wide utilization and durability. However, there is a problem of plastic waste treatment because it takes a very long time to decompose naturally.
Keon Ki Kang +3 more
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Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022 Compostable and biodegradable plastics are growing in popularity but their environmental credentials need to be more fully assessed to determine how they can be a part of the solution to the plastic waste crisis.
Danielle Purkiss +6 more
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International Journal of Polymer Science, 2022 Although many studies are being actively conducted to develop biodegradable plastic materials, most of these reports focused more on efficiency or performance improvement than on the reaction mechanism. This paper discussed the reaction mechanism applied
Yongeun Kim, Cheolsoo Jung
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, 2021 Plastics that are degraded by microbial or enzymatic activity are known as biodegradable plastics. Biodegradable plastics are an alternative to conventional plastics that are chemically synthesized and are responsible for causing environmental pollution due to unwanted accumulation occurring via disposal practices. There was a serious need to introduce
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyIngestion of microplastics can lead to deleterious consequences for organisms, as documented by numerous laboratory studies. The current knowledge is based on a multitude of effect studies, conducted with conventional fossil-based and non-degradable ...
Lukas Miksch +5 more
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Colonization of Non-biodegradable and Biodegradable Plastics by Marine Microorganisms. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2018 Plastics are ubiquitous in the oceans and constitute suitable matrices for bacterial attachment and growth. Understanding biofouling mechanisms is a key issue to assessing the ecological impacts and fate of plastics in marine environment. In this study, we investigated the different steps of plastic colonization of polyolefin-based plastics, on the ...
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The role of biodegradable plastics in a sustainable economy: Progress and challenges
Cleaner Engineering and TechnologyThe widespread use of plastics has resulted in significant environmental challenges, including pollution, landfill accumulation, and harm to ecosystems and human health.
Tina Kegl, Yee Van Fan, Lidija Čuček
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Mg–Zn composites with a thickness of 0.21 mm were fabricated using roll bonding of a kirigami‐patterned Mg alloy inlay within a Zn matrix. Thermal activation following this process led to the formation of tailored intermetallic structures, which provided the composite with enhanced flexural strength.
Yaroslav Frolov +4 more
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EngineeringPlastics play a pervasive role in contemporary society and serve a wide range of purposes. However, widespread accumulation of plastic waste has become a serious environmental concern.
Sungbin Ju +7 more
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