Biodegradation of thermally-oxidized, fragmented low-density polyethylenes

By E. Chiellini, A. Corti, G. Swift. 2003

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Subfields: Biomaterials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pollution

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Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene – A review (2014, methodology): “Two different approaches have been used for the determination ofmolecularweight distribution, themost commonone is the use of size exclusion chromatography techniques at high temperature (Pometto et al.,1992; Albertsson et al.,1995,1998; Yamada-Onodera et al., 2001; Bonhomme et al., 2003; Chiellini ”
Degradability of linear polyolefins under natural weathering (2011, background): “Abiotic degradation only becomes significant after the consumption of the antioxidant additives, and results in the breakdown of the polyolefin molecules into smaller segments and in the incorporation of oxygenated groups, significantly increasing the bioavailability and biodegradability of the poly”
Oxo-biodegradable carbon backbone polymers – Oxidative degradation of polyethylene under accelerated test conditions (2006, background): “This was accompanied by the production of low molar mass, oxidized fractions, which due to their wettability and functionality, become vulnerable to microorganisms [19,20].”
An overview of degradable and biodegradable polyolefins (2011, background): “There is an on-going debate regarding biodegradability of polyethylene and this has been mainly attributed to our present understanding on role of microorganisms,[53, 79, 80, 95] and limited information available on enzymatic biodegradation.”
Soil bacterial strains able to grow on the surface of oxidized polyethylene film containing prooxidant additives (2009, background): “As yet, only a little data exists to support the idea of such materials' biodegradability ([Chiellini et al., 2003], [Chiellini et al., 2007] and [Jakubowicz, 2003]).”