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Biodegradation/Disintegration of Selected Range of Polymers: Impact on the Compost Quality

ADAMCOVÁ, D. ZLOCH, J. BRTNICKÝ, M. VAVERKOVÁ, M.

Originální název

Biodegradation/Disintegration of Selected Range of Polymers: Impact on the Compost Quality

Typ

článek v časopise ve Web of Science, Jimp

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

This study provides information about behaviour of selected polymeric materials in laboratory and home composting conditions. Polymeric samples certified as compostable have degraded in laboratory conditions. Selected samples showed low decomposition of material in real composting conditions. Polymeric sample labelled by the producer as 100% degradable did not show any visual signs of degradation in the laboratory conditions as well as in the real conditions. Research was aimed also to the effect of biodegradation/disintegration of polymeric samples on compost quality. Tests of phytotoxicity with Sinapis alba L. and Hordeum vulgare L. were done for every sample of compost but pH was too low to evaluate the impact of samples to quality of compost. No seeds of the tested plant germinated in 81% of the started pots. Conclusion of this study is that there is a different outcome between decomposition of biodegradable/disintegrable plastic material in laboratory conditions and real composting conditions. Furthermore, it was found that some polymeric materials advertised by the producer as 100% degradable are stable and do not decompose.

Klíčová slova

Biodegradation; disintegration; Plastics; Composting; Laboratory condition; Phytotoxicity tests

Autoři

ADAMCOVÁ, D.; ZLOCH, J.; BRTNICKÝ, M.; VAVERKOVÁ, M.

Vydáno

1. 4. 2019

Nakladatel

SPRINGER

Místo

NEW YORK

ISSN

1572-8900

Periodikum

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Ročník

27

Číslo

4

Stát

Spojené státy americké

Strany od

892

Strany do

899

Strany počet

8

URL

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10924-019-01393-3

BibTex

@article{BUT170317,
  author="Dana {Adamcová} and Jan {Zloch} and Martin {Brtnický} and Magdalena Daria {Vaverková}",
  title="Biodegradation/Disintegration of Selected Range of Polymers: Impact on the Compost Quality",
  journal="Journal of Polymers and the Environment",
  year="2019",
  volume="27",
  number="4",
  pages="892--899",
  doi="10.1007/s10924-019-01393-3",
  issn="1572-8900",
  url="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10924-019-01393-3"
}