Forensic engineering of advanced polymeric materials. Part III - Biodegradation of thermoformed rigid PLA packaging under industrial composting conditions.
- Submitting institution
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University of Wolverhampton
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 587
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.wasman.2016.04.016
- Title of journal
- Waste Management
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- First page
- 67
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- June 2016
- ISSN
- 0956-053X
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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7
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper considers the biodegradation of commercially available polylactide (PLA) packaging formed through a variety of manufacturing processes. The results demonstrated that the thermoforming process used had little effect on the biodegradation behaviour of PLA. The tests conducted under industrial conditions proved that PLA has suitable for use as a packaging material and that it is biodegradable. The work was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (POIG.01.03.01-00-018/08) and the National Science Centre, Poland (2012/07/B/ST5/00627). The outcomes of this work were implemented in the ERDF PLASTiCE project (3CE368P1 “Innovation value chain development for sustainable plastics in Central Europe”, http://www.plastice.org/home/).
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- Non-English
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