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Impact of hydrolysis pretreatment on the compostability of biodegradable poly(caprolactone) and poly(lactic acid) films
Asian Journal of Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology
2025
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Jordan D'Amario,
Wanwarang Limsukon,
Anibal Bher,
Rafael Auras
Summary
Researchers found that hydrolysis pretreatment significantly accelerates biodegradation of PLA plastic films in composting conditions by breaking down its amorphous regions and reducing molecular weight, while the same treatment had minimal effect on the already more biodegradable PCL polymer.
Hydrolysis pretreatment accelerated PLA biodegradation by disrupting its amorphous regions, reducing molecular weight, and forming less stable crystalline structures, while its impact on PCL was minimal.