Biodegradation of polystyrene-graft-starch copolymers in three different types of soil

Nikolić, Vladimir; Veličković, Suzana; Popović, Aleksandar

doi:10.1007/s11356-014-2946-0

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“…Experimental data on degradation of plastics in soils are few and rather scattered (Table 3) (Nikolic et al., 2014; Osman et al., 2017; Tachibana et al., 2010). Biopolymer degradation trials prevail but PET, PP, and PS also have been included in some experiments.…”

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Resource or waste? A perspective of plastics degradation in soil with a focus on end-of-life options

Scalenghe

2018

Heliyon

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‘Capable-of-being-shaped’ synthetic compounds are prevailing today over horn, bone, leather, wood, stone, metal, glass, or ceramic in products that were previously left to natural materials. Plastic is, in fact, economical, simple, adaptable, and waterproof. Also, it is durable and resilient to natural degradation (although microbial species capable of degrading plastics do exist). In becoming a waste, plastic accumulation adversely affects ecosystems. The majority of plastic debris pollutes waters, accumulating in oceans. And, the behaviour and the quantity of plastic, which has become waste, are rather well documented in the water, in fact. This review collects existing information on plastics in the soil, paying particular attention to both their degradation and possible re-uses. The use of plastics in agriculture is also considered. The discussion is organised according to their resin type and the identification codes used in recycling programs. In addition, options for post-consumer plastics are considered. Acknowledged indicators do not exist, and future study they will have to identify viable and shared methods to measure the presence and the degradation of individual polymers in soils.

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Resource or waste? A perspective of plastics degradation in soil with a focus on end-of-life options

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2018

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“…Starch grafted on vinyl emulsion also undergoes biodegradation and can be used as sustainable packaging material [76].…”

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Starch Based Bio-Plastics: The Future of Sustainable Packaging

Gadhave¹,

Das²,

Mahanwar³

et al. 2018

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Petroleum derived plastics dominate the food packaging industry even today. These materials have brought a lot of convenience and attraction to agro, food and packaging industry. These materials also have brought along with them problems relating to the safe-disposal and renewability of these materials. Due to the growing concern over environmental problems of these materials, interest has shifted towards the development and promoting the use of "bio-plastics". Bio-plastic is a term used for sustainable packaging materials derived from renewable resources i.e. produced from agro/food sources, materials such as starch, cellulose, etc. and which are considered safe to be used in food applications. To enhance the mechanical properties, and water barrier properties, it can be blended easily with other polymer as well as nano fillers. The current paper is a review of the progress of research in starch based sustainable packaging materials.

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“…Surface functionalization of polymers by grafting (“graft polymerization”) is of utmost importance in biomedical, environmental, and industrial applications [ 4 , 5 , 6 ]. When new functionalities are introduced task-specifically onto polymer surfaces, the polymer’s physicochemical, morphology, and biocompatibility properties are changed [ 6 , 7 , 8 ].…”

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Nanostructure-Enabled and Macromolecule-Grafted Surfaces for Biomedical Applications

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Advances in nanotechnology and nanomaterials have enabled the development of functional biomaterials with surface properties that reduce the rate of the device rejection in injectable and implantable biomaterials. In addition, the surface of biomaterials can be functionalized with macromolecules for stimuli-responsive purposes to improve the efficacy and effectiveness in drug release applications. Furthermore, macromolecule-grafted surfaces exhibit a hierarchical nanostructure that mimics nanotextured surfaces for the promotion of cellular responses in tissue engineering. Owing to these unique properties, this review focuses on the grafting of macromolecules on the surfaces of various biomaterials (e.g., films, fibers, hydrogels, and etc.) to create nanostructure-enabled and macromolecule-grafted surfaces for biomedical applications, such as thrombosis prevention and wound healing. The macromolecule-modified surfaces can be treated as a functional device that either passively inhibits adverse effects from injectable and implantable devices or actively delivers biological agents that are locally based on proper stimulation. In this review, several methods are discussed to enable the surface of biomaterials to be used for further grafting of macromolecules. In addition, we review surface-modified films (coatings) and fibers with respect to several biomedical applications. Our review provides a scientific update on the current achievements and future trends of nanostructure-enabled and macromolecule-grafted surfaces in biomedical applications.

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Biodegradation of polystyrene-graft-starch copolymers in three different types of soil

Cited by 39 publications

References 28 publications

Resource or waste? A perspective of plastics degradation in soil with a focus on end-of-life options

Resource or waste? A perspective of plastics degradation in soil with a focus on end-of-life options

Starch Based Bio-Plastics: The Future of Sustainable Packaging

Nanostructure-Enabled and Macromolecule-Grafted Surfaces for Biomedical Applications

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