Evaluation of biodegradability of plastics bags in composting conditions

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F14%3A00201078" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/14:00201078 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eces.2014.21.issue-1/eces-2014-0004/eces-2014-0004.xml" target="_blank" >http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eces.2014.21.issue-1/eces-2014-0004/eces-2014-0004.xml</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eces-2014-0004" target="_blank" >10.2478/eces-2014-0004</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Evaluation of biodegradability of plastics bags in composting conditions

Original language description

Biodegradation of plastics bags advertised as 100%-degradable or certified as compostable were tested in composting conditions. Samples were placed into frames and inserted into one clamp within the compost pile to investigate the biodegradation. The plastics bags were obtained from chain stores in the Czech Republic and Poland. The shopping bags were made of HDPE with the TDPA additive (sample 2), PP with an addition of pro-oxidants (d2w) (sample 1,3) and materials certified as compostable (starch, polycaprolactone) (sample 4,5,6,7). Control sample (cellulose filtering paper, sample 8) was to check the potential of biological decomposition in the tested environment. At the end of the 12-week experimental period it was found that the polyethylene samples with the additive (sample 1,2,3) had not been decomposed, their colour had not changed and that no degradation neither physical changes had occurred (did not biodegrade). Samples certified as compostable (sample 4,5,6,7) were decompose

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DM - Solid waste and its control, recycling

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

ISSN

1898-6196

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

21

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

PL - POLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

45-57

UT code for WoS article

334665400004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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