<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Environmentally friendly polymers such as polylactide are increasingly becoming available for use in packaging applications. The main advantages of polylactide packaging are evident. Polylactide is based on renewable resources and can be degraded in compost or soil. The studies on degradability of polylactide (PLA) films by commercial preparation of mixture of multi-active saprophytic soil microorganisms, bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi have been done. Unmodified PLA film, metalized co-extruded PLA film and modified by silicon oxide PLA film were incubated in the liquid nutritious medium (TSB) prepared to support the growth of microorganisms. The degradability of polylactide films was examined by macro and microscopic observations of surface, changes of mass and crystallinity of polymer samples before and after incubation. The obtained results indicate that the degradation of polylactide was accelerated by the presence of a biological vaccine. It was found that PLA degradation in the inoculated TSB broth was a result of both: enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis.</p></abstract>

Environmentally friendly polymers such as polylactide are increasingly becoming available for use in packaging applications. The main advantages of polylactide packaging are evident. Polylactide is based on renewable resources and can be degraded in compost or soil. The studies on degradability of polylactide (PLA) films by commercial preparation of mixture of multi-active saprophytic soil microorganisms, bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi have been done. Unmodified PLA film, metalized co-extruded PLA film and modified by silicon oxide PLA film were incubated in the liquid nutritious medium (TSB) prepared to support the growth of microorganisms. The degradability of polylactide films was examined by macro and microscopic observations of surface, changes of mass and crystallinity of polymer samples before and after incubation. The obtained results indicate that the degradation of polylactide was accelerated by the presence of a biological vaccine. It was found that PLA degradation in the inoculated TSB broth was a result of both: enzymatic and chemical hydrolysis.

Degradability of polylactide films by commercial microbiological preparations for household composters

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Commodity Science

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Environmentally friendly polymers such as polylactide are increasingly becoming available for use in packaging applications. The main advantages of polylactide...

Degradability of polylactide films by commercial microbiological preparations for household composters

Published Online: Oct 10, 2017

Page range: 44 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0047

Keywords
biodegradable polymers, polylactide (PLA), enzymatic degradation, DSC

© 2017 Magda Morawska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Degradability of polylactide films by commercial microbiological preparations for household composters

Published Online: Oct 10, 2017

Page range: 44 - 48

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0047

Keywordsbiodegradable polymers, polylactide (PLA), enzymatic degradation, DSC

© 2017 Magda Morawska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
biodegradable polymers, polylactide (PLA), enzymatic degradation, DSC