Biodegradation/Disintegration of Selected Range of Polymers: Impact on the Compost Quality
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43210%2F19%3A43915223" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43210/19:43915223 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/62156489:43410/19:43915223 RIV/00216305:26620/19:PU140026
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-019-01393-3" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-019-01393-3</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10924-019-01393-3" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10924-019-01393-3</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Biodegradation/Disintegration of Selected Range of Polymers: Impact on the Compost Quality
Original language description
This study provides information about behaviour of selected polymeric materials in laboratory and home composting conditions. Polymeric samples certified as compostable have degraded in laboratory conditions. Selected samples showed low decomposition of material in real composting conditions. Polymeric sample labelled by the producer as "100% degradable" did not show any visual signs of degradation in the laboratory conditions as well as in the real conditions. Research was aimed also to the effect of biodegradation/disintegration of polymeric samples on compost quality. Tests of phytotoxicity with Sinapis alba L. and Hordeum vulgare L. were done for every sample of compost but pH was too low to evaluate the impact of samples to quality of compost. No seeds of the tested plant germinated in 81% of the started pots. Conclusion of this study is that there is a different outcome between decomposition of biodegradable/disintegrable plastic material in laboratory conditions and real composting conditions. Furthermore, it was found that some polymeric materials advertised by the producer as "100% degradable" are stable and do not decompose.
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
20701 - Environmental and geological engineering, geotechnics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Polymers and the Environment
ISSN
1566-2543
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
27
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
892-899
UT code for WoS article
000460523200020
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85061741730