In conclusion, OXO degradable additives can be seen as hidden actor which is not bringing a clear message in finding a sustainable solution to waste generation. They destroy the stored material's value, will not reduce littering and will jeopardise the benefits of mechanical recycling. EuPR calls...
Environmentally degradable plastics based on oxo-biodegradation of conventional polyolefins To be considered as environmentally degradable, a plastic must satisfy at least two requirements. On outdoor exposure or soil burial it must become brittle rapidly enough to disappear visually, and the degraded ...
Introduction Up until now, two different approaches have been followed for making biologically degradable polymers. The first approach is to produce plastics from biomaterials such as maize (corn) or wheat, which rapidly decompose to smaller, biologically degradable compounds after use. The other approa...
mechanical, and insulation properties. They are also characterized with a nondegradable behaviour in open environments. However, the increasing demand of consumers
UK-based Symphony Environmental Technologies says manufacturers should use oxo degradable additives because bio-based materials are expensive, hard to recycle and don't have the same qualities as traditional materials.Symphony is one of the most prominent suppliers of oxo-biodegradable masterbatches, ...
Hermida.Degradation of Polyethylene Film Samples Containing Oxo-Degradable Additives[J]. Procedia Materials Science .2012Yashchuk O; Portillo FS; Hermida; EB.Degradation of polyethylene film samples containing oxo-degradable additives.Procedia Materials Science.2012.439-445...
The invention consists of a method for treating fibres and Blue Agave Tequilana Weber (agave) residues combined with oxo-degradable additives for the preparation of a master batch to be used in the production of biodegradable plastic articles having excellent biodegradability characteristics while ...
It notes that oxo-biodegradable is a petroleum-based plastic which contains degradable additives. It stresses that those plastics were playing a role in the global plastic sector after the entry of several pr...
Laborde, A., Valencia, J., Hernandez, J., Del Real, J. & Laborde, M. 2011. Method for preparing a thermoplastic polymer mixture comprising fibres, agave residues and oxo- degradable additives preparing biodegradable plastic articles. MX2011/000069, WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/155814....
Laborde, A., Valencia, J., Hernandez, J., Del Real, J. & Laborde, M. 2011. Method for preparing a thermoplastic polymer mixture comprising fibres, agave residues and oxo- degradable additives preparing biodegradable plastic articles. MX2011/000069, WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/155814....