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  Biodegradation Study on the Starch-LDPE Film by Soil Micro-organism
 
 
Titel: Biodegradation Study on the Starch-LDPE Film by Soil Micro-organism
Auteur: Jana, T.
Banerjee, R.
Maiti, S.
Verschenen in: International journal of polymeric materials
Paginering: Jaargang 43 (1999) nr. 3-4 pagina's 279-291
Jaar: 1999-05-01
Inhoud: Degradation of low density polyethylene (LDPE) film containing starch as the biodegradable additive has been studied by isolating a soil microbe identified as Pseudomonous species. The degradation of the film was monitored by mechanical property and the surface starch concentration by UV-spectrophotometry at different intervals of time. The degradation depends on the accessibility of starch i.e., the carbon source in the starch-LDPE film. By adding external carbon source like, monosaccharide and disaccharide sugars some changes in the rate of biodegradation was observed. The ultimate fall in tensile strength was higher for the film when exposed to a nutrient medium without any external carbon source. Mostly the added sugar helps in the growth of micro-organisms. Among the various external carbon sources, maltose was found to be the best. In case of maltose the loss of tensile strength was 50% in 58 days, but the film without additional sugar showed a fall in tensile strength of 48% in the same period.
Uitgever: Taylor & Francis
Bronbestand: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

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