Guy César

TL;DR: In this article, a baseline on degradation mechanism and degradation kinetics for lifetime prediction of polylactide (PLA) in a marine environment was established, where samples were immersed in distilled water for six months at different temperatures (25, 30, 40 and 50°C).

TL;DR: Taking into account their mulching efficiency and biodegradability, the four PBAT-based studied materials are proven to constitute suitable alternatives to the excessively resistant PE material.

TL;DR: It is reported, for the first time, that some aged plastics, without being cytotoxic, can release estrogenic compounds in marine environment.

TL;DR: In this article, three commercial mulch films have been submitted to standardised biodegradation tests and the results are discussed, and the first conclusions are that a very low degree of biodegradability of the commercial PE films is achieved from these tests and that crosslinked PE micro-fragments are found in soil after a very long period of time.

TL;DR: In this article, the degradation and biodegradation of poly(3-hydroxybuyrate-co-3hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) films were followed in different marine environments.