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Biodegradation of bioplastics in natural environments.

S. Mehdi Emadian, +2 more
- 01 Jan 2017 - 
- Vol. 59, Iss: 59, pp 526-536
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This review highlights the recent findings attributed to the biodegradability of bioplastics in various environments, environmental conditions, degree of biodegradation, including the identified bioplastic-degrading microorganisms from different microbial communities.
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This article is published in Waste Management.The article was published on 2017-01-01. It has received 618 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bioplastic.

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Recycling of bioplastic waste: A review

TL;DR: In this article, an end-of-life strategy for biobased non-biodegradable bioplastics such as bio-polyethylene terephthalate (bioPET), bio-Polyethylene (biioPE), and biopolypropylene (bIOPP) is discussed.
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Fate of Biodegradable Polymers Under Industrial Conditions for Anaerobic Digestion and Aerobic Composting of Food Waste

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors simulate the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) treatment in laboratory-scale and assess the biodegradation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) water bottles and starch-based bags under real industrial conditions of anaerobic digestion and aerobic composting.
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Extending Cellulose-Based Polymers Application in Additive Manufacturing Technology: A Review of Recent Approaches.

TL;DR: Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer that possesses many favorable properties to be incorporated into AM materials, which have been continuously focused on in recent years, and this critical review discusses the development of AM technologies and materials, cellulose-based polymers, cellulOSE-based three-dimensional printing filaments, liquid deposition modeling of cellulose, and four-dimensional (4D) printing of cellulosity-based materials.
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Comparative Investigation on the Soil Burial Degradation Behaviour of Polymer Films for Agriculture before and after Photo-Oxidation

TL;DR: New criteria to evaluate the performance of biodegradable films in agriculture, before and after lifetime, is supplied and a comparative analysis on the soil burial degradation behaviour with traditional ones is provided.

The Potential of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from Food Wastes

TL;DR: In the current study, various polyhydroxyalkanoates were produced; each with different thermal and mechanical characteristics useful for different applications, and potentials for the economical and sustainable polyhydroxalkanoate production sound promising.
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