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[Advance in the degradation of biodegradable plastics in different environments].
Sheng wu gong cheng xue bao = Chinese journal of biotechnology, 2022With the continuously increasing demands of plastic products in the current society, the challenge of disposing plastic waste is constantly increasing, leading to the urgent need of mitigating plastic pollution.
Yan Jin +7 more
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From microbes to ecosystems: a review of the ecological effects of biodegradable plastics.
Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 2022Biodegradable plastics have been proposed as a potential solution to plastic pollution, as they can be biodegraded into their elemental components by microbial action.
W. Courtene-Jones +2 more
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Sustainability of biodegradable plastics: a review on social, economic, and environmental factors
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2021In line with the recent economic growth, especially in developing countries, human concern for the environment has increased over time. This paradigm shift has influenced many developing countries to pay more attention to the issues related to the use of
T. Moshood, G. Nawanir, F. Mahmud
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Biodegradability of degradable plastic waste
Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2005Plastic waste constitutes the third largest waste volume in Malaysian municipal solid waste (MSW), next to putrescible waste and paper. The plastic component in MSW from Kuala Lumpur averages 24% (by weight), whereas the national mean is about 15%. The 144 waste dumps in the country receive about 95% of the MSW, including plastic waste.
Agamuthu, Pariatamby, Faizura, P.N.
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Biodegradation promoters for plastics [PDF]
, 1998 The politically favoured concept of sustainability has focused attention on the need to provide materials with low manufacturing energy demands and preferably made from renewable resources. That such materials should also offer biodegradability as an option in waste disposal, not conflicting with recycling or incineration activities, has served to ...
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Biodegradability of Plastics: Challenges and Misconceptions
Environmental Science & Technology, 2017Plastics are one of the most widely used materials and, in most cases, they are designed to have long life times. Thus, plastics contain a complex blend of stabilizers that prevent them from degrading too quickly. Unfortunately, many of the most advantageous properties of plastics such as their chemical, physical and biological inertness and durability
Stephan Kubowicz, Andy M. Booth
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Characterization of Biodegradable Plastics
Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 1995Abstract Polymers deteriorate by a number of mechanisms. In the lifetime of a polymer, deterioration may proceed gradually or rapidly. During processing, a polymer is melted and formed to a desired shape; it undergoes some deterioration due to the extreme temperature and mechanical stress.
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A Review of Plastic Waste Biodegradation
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2005With more and more plastics being employed in human lives and increasing pressure being placed on capacities available for plastic waste disposal, the need for biodegradable plastics and biodegradation of plastic wastes has assumed increasing importance in the last few years. This review looks at the technological advancement made in the development of
Ying Zheng +2 more
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Converting Petrochemical Plastic to Biodegradable Plastic
2020Current plastic waste management strategies focus on the prevention and reduction of waste, followed by reuse, recycling, energy recovery, and disposal as the least preferred option. An option that should be included in these strategies is the use of biodegradable counterparts.
Kevin E. O’Connor +3 more
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Food Additives and Contaminants Part A-chemistry Analysis Control Exposure & Risk Assessment, 2020
Potential hazardous effects caused by non-biodegradable plastics are considered to be one of the most widely discussed and notable challenges of the 21st century. To address this particular problem, immense efforts have been devoted to the preparation of
M. I. Din +5 more
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Potential hazardous effects caused by non-biodegradable plastics are considered to be one of the most widely discussed and notable challenges of the 21st century. To address this particular problem, immense efforts have been devoted to the preparation of
M. I. Din +5 more
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