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ArticleBiodegradation2025

Biodegradation assessment tests of biopolymers in standardised water: different sources of variability.

David Gutiérrez-Rial, Iria Villar, Pilar Feijóo, Benedicto Soto, Josefina Garrido, Salustiano Mato

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Article in Biodegradation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

David Gutiérrez-RialDepartamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende s/n 36310, Vigo, España. dagutierrez@uvigo.gal.
Iria VillarDepartamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende s/n 36310, Vigo, España.
Pilar FeijóoDepartamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende s/n 36310, Vigo, España.
Benedicto SotoDepartamento de Bioloxía Vexetal e Ciencias do Solo, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende s/n 36310, Vigo, España.
Josefina GarridoDepartamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende s/n 36310, Vigo, España.
Salustiano MatoDepartamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Facultade de Bioloxía, Universidade de Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende s/n 36310, Vigo, España.

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación TED2021-131278B-C21Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades PID2019-108857RB-C32Universidade de Vigo PhD fellowship of the University of Vigo
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study assessed the ultimate biodegradation degree of two resins, polyhydroxybutyrate and polylactic acid (PHB and PLA), and three commercial biobased bags (BMAT, BGREEN, and BBEIGE) through the measurement of oxygen consumption in closed respirometers. Activated sludge from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) was used as the inoculum, cellulose was used as the reference material, and five trials were conducted with two different devices under identical conditions, with a 28-day incubation period. The results revealed statistically significant differences in the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) measurements for cellulose, PHB, and PLA between the two devices and within the same devices across different trials. The degree of biodegradation (D

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WaterBiodegradation, EnvironmentalBiological Oxygen Demand AnalysisBiopolymersCelluloseHydroxybutyratesPolyestersSewageBiopolymersCelluloseHydroxybutyratesPolyesterspoly(lactide)SewageWaterBiopolymersCircular economyPollutionPolyhydroxyalkanoatesPolylactic acidSustainability

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PMID40381126
PMCPMC12085326

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