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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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Poly(L‐lactide)‐Degrading Activity in Various Actinomycetes
TL;DR: The poly(L-lactide) (PLA)-degrading ability of actinomycetes obtained from culture collections was examined by the formation of clear zones on PLA-emulsified agar plates and Saccharothrix species showed an ability to degrade PLA films and assimilate degradation products in liquid cultures.
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Selective degradation of biodegradable blends in simulated laboratory composting
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the Fourier Transform Infrared Transform (FTIR) in combination with lab-scale composting setup to investigate the selective composting of two-phase biodegradable blends based on polylactic acid (PLA) or polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), toughened through melt blending with poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), referred to as PLPT50 and PHPT50 respectively.
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Biodegradability of injection molded bioplastic pots containing polylactic acid and poultry feather fiber.
TL;DR: Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) results suggest that the PLA undergoes chemical structural changes during polymer extrusion and injection molding, which may be the basis of the low biodegradability value of pot type A.
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Biodegradation in a soil environment of activated sludge derived polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHBV)
Monica V. Arcos-Hernandez,Bronwyn Laycock,Steven Pratt,Bogdan C. Donose,Melissa A.L. Nikolić,Paul Luckman,Alan Werker,Paul Lant +7 more
TL;DR: Mechanisms of biodegradation occurred at the polymer surface and the rate was governed by both biodeterioration and depolymerisation, which were shown to be controlled by a combination of copolymer composition, crystallinity, microstructure and surface morphology.
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Study of the biodisintegration of a bioplastic material waste.
TL;DR: The aim of this work was to study the biodisintegration degree of different pieces made of a biodegradable thermoplastic material, the polylactic acid (PLA) with and without corn in its composition.