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Revisión de estándares internacionales para la producción de plásticos Oxo-Biodegradables

2021
Juliana Álvarez Chiappe, Juliana Álvarez Chiappe, L. Andrade

Summary

This Spanish undergraduate thesis reviewed ASTM international standards for oxo-biodegradable plastic bags, evaluating whether these materials truly degrade without forming microplastics as their manufacturers claim. The review found that existing standards are insufficient to guarantee that oxo-biodegradable plastics do not produce persistent microplastic fragments.

Polymers
LDPE PE

The present degree work was developed with the main objective of examining the ASTM international standards that justify the biodegradation of oxo-biodegradable plastics, in this way to theoretically review if the Oxo-Biodegradable LDPE low-density polyethylene plastic bags comply with the results provided. by its manufacturers, who specify that it does not generate microplastic once discarded, thus reducing its accumulation in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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