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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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A “Polymer to Polymer” Chemical Recycling of PLA Plastics by the “DE–RE Polymerization” Strategy

TL;DR: In this paper , a DE-RE polymerization strategy was proposed to achieve the recycling process from end-of-life polylactide (PLA) waste to new virgin-quality PLA materials in a "polymer to polymer" mode.
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Commercial Marine-Degradable Polymers for Flexible Packaging.

TL;DR: Commercial polymers that are biodegradable in marine environments but have comparable product stability and moisture barrier properties to polyolefins are investigated.
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Recent advances and future prospects of cellulose, starch, chitosan, polylactic acid and polyhydroxyalkanoates for sustainable food packaging applications.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors provide an insight into the recent advances in research that address the limitations of the application of these biopolymers in the food packaging industry on a commercial scale due to their poor performance and processing characteristics.
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Eco-Friendly Supercapacitors Based on Biodegradable Poly(3-Hydroxy-Butyrate) and Ionic Liquids.

TL;DR: This work presents a novel class of eco-friendly supercapacitors based on biodegradable poly(3-hydroxybutyrrate) PHB, ionic liquids, and cluster-assembled gold electrodes, and demonstrates the possibility of tuning thesupercapacitor energetic performance according to the type and amount of the ionic liquid employed.
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Individual antecedents to consumer intention to switch to food waste bioplastic products: A configuration analysis

TL;DR: The authors leveraged complexity theory and a qualitative comparative analysis research approach to uncover eight different, yet equifinal, configurations of antecedents that motivate consumer intention to switch from new plastic products to equivalent products made from bioplastics.
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