caa a22 4500 445291826 CHVBK 20180317142530.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20101201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12588-010-0009-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12588-010-0009-z Comparative compostability and biodegradation studies of various components of green composites and their blends in simulated aerobic composting bioreactor [Elektronische Daten] [Ranjan Pradhan, Murali Reddy, William Diebel, Larry Erickson, Manjusri Misra, Amar Mohanty] Biodegradable plastic composites designed with various natural and biobased material can potentially satisfy biodegradability specifications as per ASTM, CEN, ISO and OECD guidelines. A laboratory scale simulated aerobic composting facility (as per ASTM D 5338) was designed and utilized to determine and evaluate the extent of degradation of various components of compostable plastic composites. The materials of natural origin components like starch, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose fibre, wheat straw, soy straw, distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and soy meal demonstrated ready degradability with conversion of 60% of the organic carbon to carbon dioxide. The individual polymers polylactic acid (PLA) and polycaprolactone (PCL) showed inherent degradability of 60% of the organic carbon to carbon dioxide within 180days. The composites of polymers PLA with wheat straw and soy straw and PCL with DDGS and soy meal showed inherent degradability of 60% of the organic carbon to carbon dioxide within 180days. Enhanced compostability of plastic is observed with inclusion of natural, ready degradable components in the composite in comparison to the individual polymer. Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, 2010 Biodegradation of plastics nationallicence Compostable nationallicence Composites nationallicence Polylactic acid nationallicence Polycaprolactone nationallicence Pradhan Ranjan Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut Reddy Murali Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut Diebel William Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut Erickson Larry Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut Misra Manjusri Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut Mohanty Amar Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut International Journal of Plastics Technology Springer-Verlag 14(2010-12-01), 45-50 0972-656X 14<45 2010 14 12588 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12588-010-0009-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12588-010-0009-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pradhan Ranjan Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Reddy Murali Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Diebel William Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Erickson Larry Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Misra Manjusri Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mohanty Amar Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC), Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, N1G 2W1, Guelph, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Plastics Technology Springer-Verlag 14(2010-12-01), 45-50 0972-656X 14<45 2010 14 12588 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer