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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
Volume 91, Issue 12, Pages 2819-2833Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2006.04.034
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environmentally degradable polymers and plastics; biodegradation; standardization; certification
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Environmentally degradable polymers and plastics (EDPs) are a group of polymeric materials experiencing a rapid growth in number as well as in their applications and quantities used. The assessment of their key characteristic - degradability, including eventually biodegradability as the ultimate stage, is scientifically and technically a challenging issue and has led to differing interpretations in the past. In order to standardize techniques and criteria a number of standards were established by different standardization bodies which are also used as a basis for certification schemes. An up-to-date inventory of the rapidly growing standardization body is presented with basic interpretation to help guide the non-expert. A basic introduction to EDPs and polymer degradation is added for clarity. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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