Mineralization of monomeric components of biodegradable plastics in preconditioned and enriched sandy loam soil under laboratory conditions

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 245-254

  Siotto, Michela ^a   Tosin, Maurizio ^b   Degli Innocenti, Francesco ^b   Mezzanotte, Valeria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b Novamont SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradable plastic; Biopolymer; Mineralization; Monomer

Indexed keywords

1 ,2-ETHANEDIOL; 1 ,4-BUTANEDIOL; ADIPIC ACIDS; AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; AZELAIC ACID; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; CARBON DIOXIDE EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MINERALIZATION; MONOMERIC COMPONENTS; MULCH FILMS; PLASTIC MATERIALS; SANDY LOAM SOILS; SEBACIC ACID; STANDARD TEST METHOD; SUCCINIC ACIDS; TEREPHTHALIC ACIDS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOPOLYMERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELASTOMERS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; MINERALOGY; MONOMERS; PLASTICS; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 1,6 HEXANEDIOL; ADIPIC ACID; AZELAIC ACID; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; MONOMER; PLASTIC; SEBACIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; GEOACCUMULATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MINERALIZATION; PLASTIC; SANDY LOAM; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INCUBATION TIME; ITALY; LABORATORY; MINERALIZATION; SANDY LOAM; SOIL RESPIRATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 80053610224     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-011-0787-8     Document Type: Article

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