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Biodegradation of bioplastics in natural environments.
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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.About:
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.read more
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Plastics of the Future? The Impact of Biodegradable Polymers on the Environment and on Society
TL;DR: It is shown that biodegradation tests carried out in artificial environments lack transferability to real conditions and, therefore, the necessity of environmentally authentic and relevant field-testing conditions is highlighted.
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Effects of Microplastics in Soil Ecosystems: Above and Below Ground.
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that microplastics manufactured of HDPE and PLA, and synthetic fibers can affect the development of L. perenne, health of A. rosea and basic, but crucial soil properties, with potential further impacts on soil ecosystem functioning.
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Challenges and strategies for effective plastic waste management during and post COVID-19 pandemic
Kumar Raja Vanapalli,Hari Bhakta Sharma,Ved Prakash Ranjan,Biswajit Samal,Jayanta Bhattacharya,Brajesh Dubey,Sudha Goel +6 more
TL;DR: Mandating scientific sterilization and the use of sealed bags for safe disposal of contaminated plastic wastes should be an immediate priority to reduce the risk of transmission to sanitation workers.
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Microplastics in the freshwater and terrestrial environments: Prevalence, fates, impacts and sustainable solutions.
TL;DR: This review shows the interconnection between terrestrial and freshwater microplastics with wastewater and sewage treatment plants as the most significant contributors of environmental microplastic via sludge and effluent discharges.
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Biodegradable polymers and green-based antimicrobial packaging materials: A mini-review
TL;DR: The performance of biodegradable polymers is discussed in this article, with a particular focus on the blends of starch and other polymers, and the potential applications for bioactive coatings on antimicrobial packaging materials are also addressed.
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Disintegrability under composting conditions of plasticized PLA-PHB blends
TL;DR: A.P. Arrieta as mentioned in this paper thanks Generalitat Valenciana for Santiago Grisolia Fellowship (2011/007) and the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness by financial support.
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Aerobic and anaerobic biodegradability of polymer films and physico-chemical characterization
TL;DR: Aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation of four different kinds of polymers, polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, a starch/poly-poly-actone blend (Mater-bi®) and poly(butadiene adipate-co-terephthalate) (Eastar bio®) has been studied in the solid state under aerobic conditions and in the liquid phase under both aerobic and Anaerobic conditions.
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Biodegradability of conventional and bio-based plastics and natural fiber composites during composting, anaerobic digestion and long-term soil incubation.
TL;DR: In this article, the rate and extent of mineralization of a wide range of commercially available plastic alternative materials were determined during composting, anaerobic digestion and soil incubation.
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Biodegradability of biodegradable/degradable plastic materials under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
TL;DR: A study was conducted on two types of plastic materials, Mater-Bi Novamont (MB) and Environmental Product Inc. (EPI), to assess their biodegradability under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, which showed good degradation as compared to CFP.
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Biodegradation of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in tropical coastal waters and identification of PHA-degrading bacteria
Tatiana G. Volova,Tatiana G. Volova,Anatoly N. Boyandin,Anatoly N. Boyandin,Alexander D. Vasiliev,V. A. Karpov,Svetlana V. Prudnikova,Olga V. Mishukova,Ulyana A. Boyarskikh,Maxim L. Filipenko,V. P. Rudnev,Bùi Bá Xuân,Vũ Việt Dũng,I. I. Gitelson +13 more
TL;DR: It has been found that under study conditions, biodegradation is rather influenced by the shape of the polymer item and the preparation technique than by the chemical composition of the polymers.