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Soil Microbial Communities Associated With Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films

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, José E. Liquet y González, Kelsey B. Henderson, Marife B. Anunciado, Douglas G. Hayes, Jennifer M. DeBruyn   +5 more
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Bio‐based and biodegradable plastics [PDF]

Microbial Biotechnology, 2019
Lawrence P. Wackett
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Biodegradable and compostable alternatives to conventional plastics [PDF]

, 2009
This article is available open access through the publisher’s website at the link below. Copyright @ 2009 The Royal Society.Packaging waste forms a significant part of municipal solid waste and has caused increasing environmental concerns, resulting in a
BPF, DEFRA, G. B. H. Davies, Hartmann L., Hudgins M., J. H. Song, Klauss M., Klauss M., Klingbeil M., Landfill Directive 1999/31/EC, Musdalslien M., Narayan R., Narayan R., Narayan R., Patel M., R. J. Murphy, R. Narayan, Ramsay B. A., Smith R., Tukker A.   +19 more
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Wood polymer composites and their contribution to cascading utilisation [PDF]

, 2015
Due to a shortage of resources and a growing competition of land use, sustainable and efficient resource utilisation becomes increasingly important.
Krause, Andreas, Militz, Holger, Osburg, Victoria-Sophie, Teuber, Laura, Toporowski, Waldemar   +4 more
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Automatic identification and classification of compostable and biodegradable plastics using hyperspectral imaging

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2023
In the UK waste management systems biodegradable and compostable packaging are not automatically detected and separated. As a result, their fate is generally landfill or incineration, neither of which is an environmentally good outcome.
Nutcha Taneepanichskul, H. Hailes, M. Miodownik   +2 more
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Bioplastics made from upcycled food waste. Prospects for their use in the field of design [PDF]

, 2017
In recent years, the negative effects on the environment of the intensive use of synthetic, oil-derived plastics to make products, even those with a limited required duration, have given renewed impetus to the search for biodegradable and/or compostable ...
Cecchini, Cecilia
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Preparation and Characteristics of Paper-based Biodegradable Plastics

BioResources, 2015
The aim of this work was to make biodegradable plastics from renewable resources. Paper-based biodegradable plastics were produced via a sol-gel process by using zinc chloride solution.
Xiao Jiang, Jie Han, Qiang Han, Xiaofan Zhou, Jinxia Ma   +4 more
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Open windrow composting of polymers: An investigation into the rate of degradation of polyethylene [PDF]

, 2004
The compostability of degradable polymers under open windrow composting conditions is explored within this paper. Areas for consideration were the use of, and impacts of, degradable polyethylene (PE) sacks on the composting process and the quality of the
Billett, EH, Bulson, H, Davis, G, Harrison, DJ, Read, A   +4 more
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Plastic Biodegradation [PDF]

, 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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Early release of methane and quicker degradation of bioplastics using activated sludge [PDF]

The Holistic Approach to Environment
Environmental hazards caused by fossil-based plastics are spread through every ecosystem of the biosphere. As an alternative, biodegradable plastics are environmentally friendly and sustainable.
Chethan Kumar Mukunda, Kavya Manjula Gurubasavaiah, Syeda Hajira Banu   +2 more
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