The perfect polymer—one that balances physical properties and environmental performance—doesn’t exist, but polybutylene adipate co-terephthalate (PBAT) comes closer than many. Producers of synthetic ...
Quantifying and tracking PBAT microplastic degradation in soil. A newly developed thermal-assisted alkali hydrolysis and LC–MS method enables accurate quantification of PBAT microplastics and their ...
Dublin, Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Biodegradable Plastics Market by Type (PLA, Starch Blends, PBAT, PHA, PBS), End-Use Industry (Packaging, Consumer Goods, Textiles, Agriculture & ...
Dublin, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Biodegradable Polymers: Global Markets and Technologies" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. In the last decade, public and ...
A partly decomposed shoe, covered in mussels, on a sunny pier. Algenesis submerged shoes made with its biodegradable polyurethane foam in the Pacific Ocean to demonstrate their decomposition. Credit: ...
Pollution affects human health and the environment in many ways. Air, water, and land pollution continue to damage ecosystems, with conventional materials—especially plastics—being a primary ...
“Many people equate ‘biodegradable’ with ‘disappearing quickly,’ but our findings show that this is not always the case,” said Prof. Fengxiao Zhu, corresponding author of the study. “We found that ...