In the last 20 years, a new generation of materials was developed: the biodegradable plastics. They reduce the accumulation of plastic in the environment and the cost of waste management because they can be fed in composting plants or, if used in agriculture (mulch films), they are applied to the soil and left there. Tenmonomers were chosen among themost used in the synthesis of biodegradable polymers (1,2-ethanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, adipic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, terephthalic acid, glucose, lactic acid, and succinic acid) and tested according to ASTM 5988- 96 (a standard test method for determining aerobic biodegradation in soil of plastic materials measuring the carbon dioxide evolution). Two sandy loam soils, collected in two different sites in Italy, were used to evaluate the mineralization rate of the monomers. Four tests (two replicates each) were carried out for 27– 39 days. Experimental data show no relevant differences in the respirations of the two soils and in the carbon dioxide productions of the tested monomers. The final mineralization percent was 42–45% for glucose, succinic, and lactic acid and 50–56% for the other monomers.

Siotto, M., Tosin, M., Degli Innocenti, F., Mezzanotte, V. (2011). Mineralization of monomeric components of biodegradable plastics in soil. WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, 221(1-4), 245-254 [10.1007/s11270-011-0787-8].

Mineralization of monomeric components of biodegradable plastics in soil

SIOTTO, MICHELA BARBARA
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MEZZANOTTE, VALERIA FEDERICA MARIA
2011

Abstract

In the last 20 years, a new generation of materials was developed: the biodegradable plastics. They reduce the accumulation of plastic in the environment and the cost of waste management because they can be fed in composting plants or, if used in agriculture (mulch films), they are applied to the soil and left there. Tenmonomers were chosen among themost used in the synthesis of biodegradable polymers (1,2-ethanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, adipic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, terephthalic acid, glucose, lactic acid, and succinic acid) and tested according to ASTM 5988- 96 (a standard test method for determining aerobic biodegradation in soil of plastic materials measuring the carbon dioxide evolution). Two sandy loam soils, collected in two different sites in Italy, were used to evaluate the mineralization rate of the monomers. Four tests (two replicates each) were carried out for 27– 39 days. Experimental data show no relevant differences in the respirations of the two soils and in the carbon dioxide productions of the tested monomers. The final mineralization percent was 42–45% for glucose, succinic, and lactic acid and 50–56% for the other monomers.
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Biodegradable plastic, Biopolymer, Monomer, Mineralization
English
2011
221
1-4
245
254
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Siotto, M., Tosin, M., Degli Innocenti, F., Mezzanotte, V. (2011). Mineralization of monomeric components of biodegradable plastics in soil. WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, 221(1-4), 245-254 [10.1007/s11270-011-0787-8].
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