Radiation crosslinked poly(butylene succinate) foam and its biodegradation

Bahari, Kamarudin; Mitomo, Hiroshi; Enjoji, Taro; Yoshii, Fumio; Makuuchi, Keizo

doi:10.1016/s0141-3910(98)00041-x

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“…PBS samples obtained through transesterification presented average M w value of (1.7 6 0.2) 3 10 4 Da, which is similar to M w values of commercial products (10 4 to 10 5 Da, as reported for BionolleV R materials, produced by Showa High Polymer, Japan, [64]). The average polydispersivity was equal to 8.3 6 0.7, which can be regarded as high and indicates the existence of important side reactions during the polymerization, such as the unavoidable chain scission degradation, which can lead to formation of vinyl end groups, as described before.…”

Section: Transesterification Of Pbssupporting

confidence: 81%

Synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) using metal catalysts

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Section: Transesterification Of Pbssupporting

confidence: 81%

Synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) using metal catalysts

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“…The biodegradability of PBS has been demonstrated in a liquid culture (Pranamuda et al 1995;Li et al 2005), in compost Zhao et al 2005), and in soil (Bahari et al 1998;Suhartini et al 2002). Nowadays, materials such as polylactic acid, PBS, polycaprolactone, or polybutylene adipate/terephthalate (commercially supplied by BASF under the trade name Ecoflex®) are being adopted as biodegradable mulch sheets (Kyrikou and Briassoulis 2007;Shah et al 2008).…”

Section: Biodegradable Plastic Mulchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Polyethylene and biodegradable mulches for agricultural applications: a review

Subrahmaniyan¹,

Ngouajio²

2012

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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“…Polybutylene succinate is biodegradable aliphatic polyester that is produced by polycondensation of 1,4-butanediol with succinic acid (Doi et al, 1996;Bhari et al, 1998). It has high flexibility, breaking strength and thermal and chemical resistance.…”

Section: Characteristics Of Biodegradable Monofilamentmentioning

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Use of biodegradable driftnets to prevent ghost fishing: physical properties and fishing performance for yellow croaker

Kim

Lim

et al. 2016

Anim Conserv

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When synthetic non-biodegradable fishing nets are lost, abandoned or discarded at sea, they may continue to catch fish and other animals for a long period of time. This phenomenon is known as 'ghost fishing'. Biodegradable fishing nets, on the other hand, are intended to degrade or decompose after a certain period of time under water and thereby lose their ghost fishing capacity more quickly than conventional gear. A biodegradable net material, a blend of 82% polybutylene succinate (PBS) and 18% polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT), was developed. We examined the physical properties and degradability of the biodegradable monofilament, and compared the fishing performance of driftnets made of conventional nylon and of the biodegradable material. When dry, conventional nylon monofilament exhibited a greater breaking strength and elongation than biodegradable monofilament of the same diameter. When wet, the biodegradable monofilament exhibited a stiffness of c. 1.5-fold than nylon monofilament. This suggests that a net made of the less flexible biodegradable monofilament would have lower fishing efficiency than conventional nets. The fishing performance comparisons between the biodegradable and conventional nylon nets, however, revealed similar catch rates for yellow croaker Larimichthys polyactis. Biodegradable monofilament started to degrade after 24 months in seawater by marine organisms. We conclude that biodegradable netting may become a feasible alternative to conventional nylon netting and can contribute to reducing the duration of ghost fishing. Nonetheless, there remain many uncertainties, challenges and knowledge gaps that have to be solved before we are able to draw firm conclusions about the overall benefits of these materials in driftnet fisheries.

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Radiation crosslinked poly(butylene succinate) foam and its biodegradation

Cited by 71 publications

References 9 publications

Synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) using metal catalysts

Synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) using metal catalysts

Polyethylene and biodegradable mulches for agricultural applications: a review

Use of biodegradable driftnets to prevent ghost fishing: physical properties and fishing performance for yellow croaker

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