Biodegradation of a Starch Containing Thermoplastic in Standardized Test Systems

Properties and Biodegradation Nature of Thermoplastic Starch

“…Indeed, visual observations show that quickly co-extruded material contains only the PLA. This is consistent with the results of Scandola et al [Scandola et al, 1998], who studied the degradation of Mater-Bi in liquid medium. The compost has showed that after 45 days, the remaining fraction of the material contains only the PCL.…”

Can anaerobic digestion be a suitable end-of-life scenario for biodegradable plastics? A critical review of the current situation, hurdles, and challenges

“…Mater-Bi® is a family of compounds based on TPS and other polymers such as cellulose acetate, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(Ɛ-caprolactone), and poly(butylene adipate-coterephthalate) (Aldas et al, 2020). Biodegradation of Mater-Bi® was reported to be relatively limited in mesophilic AD, with between 6 and 32% of the material being converted into methane over a period of 15-80 days (Calabro et al, 2019;Day et al, 1994;Massardier-Nageotte et al, 2006;Puechner et al, 1995;Scandola et al, 1998;Vasmara and Marchetti, 2016). Cazaudehore et al (2021) explored AD of three commercial coffee capsules composed of biodegradable blends (Vegemat® from Vegeplast, Ecovio® from BASF, and Mater-Bi® from Novamont).…”

DIY materials from potato skin waste for design

“…Moreover, it was necessary to glue to each other sheets of bioplastic, which was achieved by adding some glue-like bioplastic according to the recipe nr. 7, though starch plasticisation is obtained with a shorter heating time, which prevented excessive consolidation, not to lead to material brittleness (Scandola et al, 1998). 4 The project…”