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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
Biodegradation Studies of Polyhydroxybutyrate and Polyhydroxybutyrate-co-Polyhydroxyvalerate Films in Soil
Beteiligte:
Kim, Jihyeon;
Gupta, Nevin S.;
Bezek, Lindsey B.;
Linn, Jacqueline;
Bejagam, Karteek K.;
Banerjee, Shounak;
Dumont, Joseph H.;
Nam, Sang Yong;
Kang, Hyun Woo;
Park, Chi Hoon;
Pilania, Ghanshyam;
Iverson, Carl N.;
Marrone, Babetta L.;
Lee, Kwan-Soo
Erschienen:
MDPI AG, 2023
Erschienen in:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.3390/ijms24087638
ISSN:
1422-0067
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<jats:p>Due to increased environmental pressures, significant research has focused on finding suitable biodegradable plastics to replace ubiquitous petrochemical-derived polymers. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a class of polymers that can be synthesized by microorganisms and are biodegradable, making them suitable candidates. The present study looks at the degradation properties of two PHA polymers: polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polyhydroxybutyrate-co-polyhydroxyvalerate (PHBV; 8 wt.% valerate), in two different soil conditions: soil fully saturated with water (100% relative humidity, RH) and soil with 40% RH. The degradation was evaluated by observing the changes in appearance, chemical signatures, mechanical properties, and molecular weight of samples. Both PHB and PHBV were degraded completely after two weeks in 100% RH soil conditions and showed significant reductions in mechanical properties after just three days. The samples in 40% RH soil, however, showed minimal changes in mechanical properties, melting temperatures/crystallinity, and molecular weight over six weeks. By observing the degradation behavior for different soil conditions, these results can pave the way for identifying situations where the current use of plastics can be replaced with biodegradable alternatives.</jats:p>