Matches in SemOpenAlex for { <https://semopenalex.org/work/W4318955596> ?p ?o ?g. }
- W4318955596 endingPage "109424" @default.
- W4318955596 startingPage "109424" @default.
- W4318955596 abstract "Bioplastics are currently and increasingly used as substitutes of conventional plastics; furthermore, they are mainly utilised in order to cope with problems related to plastic-based pollution. Certified international standard methods identify the criteria a bioplastic must comply with in order to be labelled as compostable and/or biodegradable. In addition, this is particularly the case when operating under the conditions that are expected in full-scale waste facilities. However, biodegradation in natural environments occurs under a manifold of different conditions, such that the aim of research studies is to estimate the extent to which a bioplastic can biodegrade under simulated natural conditions. For this reason, specific indexes are used to quantitatively estimate the degree of degradation. In the present paper, a description of the standard methods, research methods, and the indexes used to assess the biodegradability of bioplastics under different environmental conditions is provided. By summarising the results obtained by this study, it can be concluded that: (i) biopolymers claimed as biodegradable bioplastics may not degrade in full-scale plants due to the fact that the process conditions present in industrial waste treatment plants cannot completely reproduced at lab-scale; (ii) the static conditions set by the standard methods are not representative of the dynamic processes that occur in natural or industrial environments; and (iii) experimental tests are difficult to compare to one other due to the differences in the multitude of matrixes that can be used (i.e., inocula, soils, and biopolymers)." @default.
- W4318955596 created "2023-02-03" @default.
- W4318955596 creator A5008894322 @default.
- W4318955596 creator A5081402454 @default.
- W4318955596 creator A5091279378 @default.
- W4318955596 date "2023-04-01" @default.
- W4318955596 modified "2023-10-13" @default.
- W4318955596 title "Assessing bioplastics biodegradability by standard and research methods: Current trends and open issues" @default.
- W4318955596 cites W141882829 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1965658831 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1966677865 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1972692244 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1974366063 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1976796828 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1981296480 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1987051955 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1990856816 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1995357230 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W1997508253 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2008398308 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2008687669 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2014718148 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2015972413 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2016752635 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2021377502 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2026347714 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2031472241 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2032139800 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2037334312 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2037496050 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2051262430 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2053367237 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2054285867 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2056241575 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2062536488 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2078522300 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2079342809 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2090775513 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2091184124 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2097562686 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2103747630 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2110019485 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2116684625 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2121712813 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2130000078 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2130707940 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2133015488 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2144909626 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2147603759 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2148299440 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2149308759 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2179742919 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2403600955 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2462313124 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2477707846 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2531294565 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2570348803 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2572962383 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2638058676 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2733548549 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2734353879 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2769143327 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2781508581 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2785437758 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2785715629 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2789470823 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2803195089 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2810298647 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2883982679 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2884929676 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2886142290 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2895229462 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2907377462 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2952939370 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2953011892 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2987367674 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W2989149849 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3012909003 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3049268981 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3090854620 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3092448410 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3094871402 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3103264616 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3120525372 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3126714166 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3134057453 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3135442436 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3155566075 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3163272141 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3168531699 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3184262735 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3196135931 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3199903895 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3203806480 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3210907489 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W3212999019 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W4200090556 @default.
- W4318955596 cites W4200132786 @default.