Biodegradation (redirect from Biodegradable)
and some plastics take many millennia to decompose. A standard for biodegradability used by the European Union is that greater than 90% of the original...
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Biodegradable plastics are plastics that can be decomposed by the action of living organisms, usually microbes, into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass...
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Biodegradable bags are bags that are capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms. Each year approximately 500 billion to 1 trillion...
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Biodegradable polymers are a special class of polymer that breaks down after its intended purpose by bacterial decomposition process to result in natural...
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Biodegradable waste includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane, compost, humus, and simple organic...
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Biodegradability prediction is biologically inspired computing and attempts to predict biodegradability of anthropogenic materials in the environment...
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Biodegradable additives are additives that enhance the biodegradation of polymers by allowing microorganisms to utilize the carbon within the polymer...
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Polyester (redirect from Biodegradable polyester)
such as polybutyrate. Natural polyesters and a few synthetic ones are biodegradable, but most synthetic polyesters are not. Synthetic polyesters are used...
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Biodegradable electronics are electronic circuits and devices with a limited lifetime owing to their tendency to biodegrade. Such devices are proposed...
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Plastic (redirect from Biodegradability of polymers)
Examples include thermoplastics, thermosets, conductive polymers, biodegradable plastics, engineering plastics and elastomers. One important classification...
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Bin bag (section Biodegradable plastic bags)
polyethylene) or HDPE (high-density polyethylene) are sometimes used. Oxo-biodegradable plastic bags have the same strength as ordinary plastic and costly slightly...
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Airsoft pellets (section Biodegradable)
the environment, as most non-biodegradable pellets have a mineral or petroleum-based center, coated in non-biodegradable plastics, thus ensuring they...
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Bioplastic (category Biodegradable waste management)
biopolyethylene) fit into existing recycling streams. On the other hand, recycling biodegradable bioplastics in the current recycling streams poses additional challenges...
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Oxo-degradation (redirect from Oxo-biodegradable)
in the open environment and create microplastics, but do not become biodegradable except over a very long period of time. By contrast oxo-degradation...
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PBAT (short for polybutylene adipate terephthalate) is a biodegradable random copolymer, specifically a copolyester of adipic acid, 1,4-butanediol and...
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Urn (redirect from Biodegradable urn)
cremation might threaten profits from traditional burial ceremonies. Biodegradable urns are sometimes used for both human and animal burial. They are made...
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Piñatex (Spanish pronunciation: [piɲaˈteks]) is the trade name for a non-biodegradable leather alternative made from cellulose fibres extracted from pineapple...
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materials include natural biodegradable polymers, synthetic biodegradable polymers, and biodegradable blends. The use of biodegradable materials is a long-term...
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Litter box (section Biodegradable litter)
alone. Primarily, this is not biodegradable or renewable and adds to the waste burden. Some pet owners prefer biodegradable litters due to its friendliness...
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material. Bio-based materials are often biodegradable, but this is not always the case. By definition, biodegradable materials are formed or organic compounds...
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Polybutylene succinate (section Biodegradability)
is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family. PBS is a biodegradable aliphatic polyester with properties that are comparable to polypropylene...
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Amino acid (section Biodegradable plastics)
health of the plants. Amino acids have been considered as components of biodegradable polymers, which have applications as environmentally friendly packaging...
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shopping bags biodegradable is one way to try to allow the open litter to degrade. Plastic recycling improves usage of resources. Biodegradable films need...
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fovea, vitreous humor, optic nerve, and retina. Inserts made with non-biodegradable materials such as polymers require a surgical removal of the implant...
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Mulch (section Biodegradable mulch)
soil. This mulch is technically biodegradable but does not break down into the same materials the more natural biodegradable mulch does. Some organic mulches...
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Polylactic acid (category Biodegradable plastics)
interest for food packaging because of their improved strength and biodegradability. Several technologies such as annealing, adding nucleating agents,...
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Biodegradable Packaging for Environment Public Co. Ltd., (BPE) is a Thai company. It manufactures biodegradable, compostable, therefore disposable tableware...
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Natural oils such as rapeseed are used as base stocks for fluids where biodegradability and renewable sources are considered important. Other base stocks are...
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starch), or silk. Nylon is non-biodegradable, so silk is preferred by environmentalists. PLA on the other hand is biodegradable, but is not compostable. Empty...
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not biodegradable (like plastic). Fungal-based artificial leather is cheaper to produce, has less of an environmental footprint, and is biodegradable. It...
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