'Green Plastics': Surface Rugosity, Biofouling and Biodegradation: The relationship between surface roughness, microbial colonisation and biodegradation of environmentally-friendly 'green' plastics - Couverture souple

Sanguanchaipaiwong, Vorapat

 
9783838317335: 'Green Plastics': Surface Rugosity, Biofouling and Biodegradation: The relationship between surface roughness, microbial colonisation and biodegradation of environmentally-friendly 'green' plastics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3838317335 ISBN 13 : 9783838317335
Editeur : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Increasing concerns for environmental sustainablity have led to the commercialisation of a range of so-called 'Green' plastics, the biodegradation of which have not been fully explored. This book provides a brief overview of biodegradable plastics and the factors influencing their environmental degradation. Novel research is reported on a range of these green plastics and explores the relationship between surface roughness and morphology, and microbial colonisation and biodegradation. Surface rugosity, monitored as average surface roughness (Ra), was found to play a key role in microbial colonisation. However, while statisitcal relationships between colonial biomass and plastic material weight loss were determined, this relationship was primarily due to relatively looslely attached species in the upper layers of the biofilm. The strategic use of enriched, undefined mixed microbial cultures during in vitro studies permits a degree of predictability when compared to environmental field studies. Despite the media hype a number of commerical plastics touted as envrionemtnally friendly showed negligible microbial colonisation or degradation in the field trials.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Woolnough, completed her doctoral research under the direction of Prof. Foster in the renowned Bio/Polymers Research Group at the University of New South Wales, Australia. She is currently a Research Associate at the University of Sydney.

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Éditeur
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838317335
ISBN 13 
9783838317335
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
200
Coordonnées du fabricant
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