Compostability of polymers

By T. Kijchavengkul, R. Auras. 2008

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Hydrolysis and Biodegradation of Poly(lactic acid) (2017, background): “The compostability is a very important characteristic for a polymeric material [127].”
Mechanical recycling of polylactide, upgrading trends and combination of valorization techniques (2016, background): “On the other side, when the application is to find the most sustainable discarding process for wastes, the combination of further simulations of waste management options [13] such as composting[47], [48] or energetic valorization[20], [42], [49]–[51], among others, have been reported.”
Ternary PLA–PHB–Limonene blends intended for biodegradable food packaging applications (2014, background): “During the initial phases of disintegration, as a result of water absorption [8] the high molecular polyester chains hydrolyzed to smaller molecules [8,9,44] which are more susceptible for microorganisms to enzymatic reactions [8,45] and also presented less thermal stability.”