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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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Degradation of commercially important polyhydroxyalkanoates in tropical mangrove ecosystem
TL;DR: In this paper, degradation trends of selected polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) films in a tropical mangrove environment were investigated along with P(3HB) films containing 38-wt% titanium dioxide (TiO2) [P(3 HB) −38-wt % TiO2] for 8 weeks at three different zones in an intermediate MANG compartment along Sungai Pinang, adjacent to a famous fishing village on south of Penang Island.
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Biodegradation of aliphatic polyesters soaked in deep seawaters and isolation of poly(ɛ-caprolactone)-degrading bacteria
Takayoshi Sekiguchi,Azusa Saika,Koji Nomura,Toshihiro Watanabe,Toru Watanabe,Yu Fujimoto,Makiko Enoki,Takako Sato,Chiaki Kato,Haruyuki Kanehiro +9 more
TL;DR: Results imply that examined 3 aliphatic polyesters are degradable also at deep sea though the degradation rates would vary with the material structures.
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Isolation and characterization of a bacterium that degrades various polyester-based biodegradable plastics.
T Teeraphatpornchai,Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe,Toshiaki Nakajima-Kambe,Y Shigeno-Akutsu,M Nakayama,Nobuhiko Nomura,Tadaatsu Nakahara,Hiroo Uchiyama +7 more
TL;DR: Microorganisms isolated from soil samples were screened for their ability to degrade various biodegradable polyester-based plastics and the most active strain, designated as strain TB-13, was selected as the best strain for degrading these plastics.
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Degradation of Bioplastics in Soil and Their Degradation Effects on Environmental Microorganisms
Dinesh Adhikari,Masaki Mukai,Kenzo Kubota,Takamitsu Kai,Nobuyuki Kaneko,Kiwako S. Araki,Motoki Kubo +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the degradation rate of bioplastic in soil was closely related to the main components in the bioplastics and their effects on microbial biomass and microbial diversity in soil environment were analyzed.
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Degradation of poly(ethylene succinate) by mesophilic bacteria
TL;DR: The phenotypic properties and the phylogenetic inference indicate that strain KT1012 is a related species to Bacilluspumilus, and PESu may be degraded by very limited species in natural environments.