Biodegradability and ecotoxicity of polyurethane foams - a review
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60461373%3A22320%2F20%3A43920269" target="_blank" >RIV/60461373:22320/20:43920269 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60461373:22330/20:43920269 RIV/61389013:_____/22:00550725
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10643389.2020.1818496?needAccess=true" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10643389.2020.1818496?needAccess=true</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2020.1818496" target="_blank" >10.1080/10643389.2020.1818496</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Biodegradability and ecotoxicity of polyurethane foams - a review
Original language description
Polyurethane foams, are highly demanded in many applications and their use is increasing incessantly. Besides these traditional applications, recently polyurethane foams with different morphologies have been used in environmentally-oriented applications as biofilters for waste air and water treatments, microporous sorption materials, carriers of bio-catalyst (enzyme) in biotechnologies and lightweight packing materials with high surface area for cell attachment and biofilm development, etc. For these applications it is important that polyurethane foams are not toxic, bio-based and capable of decomposing in the environment. Therefore, there is a huge potential for conducting research focused on biodegradation of newly developed biofoams and their ecotoxicological impacts and thus to make valuable contribution in solving environmental and resource depletion problems of the world. This review gives an overview about environmental degradation of polyurethane foams with special accent to their biodegradation behavior and ecotoxicity. The paper is organized as follows: (1) polyurethane foams are shortly introduced together with their current recycling options, (2) innovative approaches in producing of bio-based and biodegradable polyurethane foams are mentioned, (3) possible ways of environmental degradations of polyurethane foams are present, (4) aspects of polyurethane foam biodegradation are discussed in details and finally (5) ecotoxicity of polyurethane foams is also mentioned.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA19-08549S" target="_blank" >GA19-08549S: Microporous polyurethanes with adjustable rate of biodegradation</a><br>
Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology
ISSN
1064-3389
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
2020
Issue of the periodical within the volume
September
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
45
Pages from-to
1-45
UT code for WoS article
000569442700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85091081886