Half-Life of Biodegradable Plastics in the Marine Environment Depends on Material, Habitat, and Climate Zone

Half-Life of Biodegradable Plastics in the Marine Environment Depends on Material, Habitat, and Climate Zone

The performance of the biodegradable plastic materials polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), polybutylene sebacate (PBSe) and polybutylene sebacate co-terephthalate (PBSeT), and of polyethylene (LDPE) was assessed under marine environmental conditions in a three-tier approach. Biodegradation lab tests (20°C) w...

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Main Authors: Christian Lott, Andreas Eich, Dorothée Makarow, Boris Unger, Miriam van Eekert, Els Schuman, Marco Segre Reinach, Markus T. Lasut, Miriam Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Mediterranean Sea
Southeast Asia
surface erosion rate
environmental persistence
lifecycle assessment
polybutylene sebacate
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.662074/full

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