What is it about?
The compostability of LDPE, PP and heterophasic E-P Copolymers was studied for 5 months under normal and accelerated composting environments.
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Why is it important?
It was found that with the increasing time of UV treatment, weight loss was increased in compost. Almost linear decrease in [η] was observed for irradiated and composted samples.
Perspectives
In general, it was concluded that the composition of copolymer markedly affected the compostability and increased ethylene content, slowed down the microbial activity.
Dr Pratheep K Annamalai
University of Queensland
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This page is a summary of: Biodegradation of packaging materials: composting of polyolefins, Macromolecular Symposia, July 2003, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200350735.
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