{"id":118437,"date":"2022-11-11T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=118437"},"modified":"2022-11-09T11:47:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T10:47:15","slug":"biodegradability-of-bioplastics-in-the-marine-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/biodegradability-of-bioplastics-in-the-marine-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodegradability of bioplastics in the marine environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-08-um-11.52.00-1024x198.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-08-um-11.52.00-1024x198.png 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-08-um-11.52.00-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-08-um-11.52.00-150x29.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-08-um-11.52.00-768x148.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-08-um-11.52.00-400x77.png 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-08-um-11.52.00.png 1143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Before the global problems derived from marine contamination, strategies have been proposed to replace conventional polymers as alternatives for&nbsp;biodegradable bioplastics, among which are highlighted: starch, cellulose, polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHBV) a type of polymer between them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this regard, these materials are designed for&nbsp;<strong>decomposing CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>water<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>biomass<\/strong>&nbsp;with the intervention of&nbsp;<strong>aerobic microorganisms&nbsp;<\/strong>and the process of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aimplas.net\/test-types\/biodegradability-and-disintegration-of-plastic-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biodegradation<\/a>&nbsp;is bound to the&nbsp;<strong>conditions<\/strong>&nbsp;of the environment, these play a very important role since they determine the type of microorganisms that are in charge of mining, as well as the kinetics of biodegradation. Said factors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Temperature<\/li><li>Humidity<\/li><li>pH<\/li><li>Oxygen<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The biodegradation of bioplastics in the marine environment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is carried out through a chain that consists of the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bio-deterioration: at the beginning of the study, a change in the&nbsp;<strong>physical<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>chemical properties<\/strong>&nbsp;of polymers occurs.<\/li><li>Bio-fragmentation: reduction of&nbsp;<strong>molecular weight<\/strong>&nbsp;of biopolymers where oligomers and monomers are produced.<\/li><li>Bio-assimilation:&nbsp;<strong>microorganisms<\/strong>&nbsp;ingest molecules.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the conditions of the marine environment affect the kinetics of biodegradation, these are divided into abiotic factors such as the salinity of water, the depth, and the temperature, among others, and biotic factors such as the diversity of marine habitats. In the same way, the properties of the biopolymers like the physical-chemical properties (weight, crystallinity, chemical structure, molecular distribution, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aimplas.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rough-sea-bottom-with-stones-on-it-2022-05-03-07-24-42-utc.jpg\" alt=\"Biodegradability of bioplastics\" class=\"wp-image-34730\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regulations on biodegradability in the marine environment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As has already been mentioned, biodegradation in the marine environment is influenced by biotic and abiotic factors related directly to the sea area where bioplastic is positioned. This fact has led to the development of a large number of rules that aim to simulate conditions of biodegradation in different areas of the sea, in the same way, the project develops new rules that allow the generation of more adjusted tests to the conditions of the real environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, some standards are shown that have been developed for the determination of biodegradation of bioplastics in a marine environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.03.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118502\" width=\"725\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.03.png 966w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.03-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.03-150x111.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.03-768x571.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.03-363x270.png 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.30-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118504\" width=\"724\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.30-1.png 965w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.30-1-300x24.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.30-1-150x12.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.30-1-768x60.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2022\/11\/Bildschirmfoto-2022-11-09-um-11.44.30-1-400x32.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AIMPLAS biodegradation laboratory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Given this, to offer a guarantee to the consumer, our&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aimplas.net\/test-types\/biodegradability-and-disintegration-of-plastic-materials\/\" target=\"_blank\">Biodegradation and Compostability laboratory<\/a>&nbsp;can help businesses obtain certification and eco-label as biodegradable in the marine environment through the certified entity&nbsp;<strong>T\u00dcV Austria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the global problems derived from marine contamination, strategies have been proposed to replace conventional polymers as alternatives for&nbsp;biodegradable bioplastics, among which are highlighted: starch, cellulose, polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHBV) a type of polymer between them. In this regard, these materials are designed for&nbsp;decomposing CO2,&nbsp;water&nbsp;and&nbsp;biomass&nbsp;with the intervention of&nbsp;aerobic microorganisms&nbsp;and the process of&nbsp;biodegradation&nbsp;is bound to the&nbsp;conditions&nbsp;of the environment, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"The conditions of the marine environment affect the kinetics of biodegradation, these are divided into abiotic factors such as the salinity of water, the depth, and the temperature, among others","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572],"tags":[17561,11270,5842,5847,11615],"supplier":[11215,14040],"class_list":["post-118437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bio-based","tag-bacteriae","tag-biodegradability","tag-biomass","tag-bioplastics","tag-microorganisms","supplier-aimplas-asociacion-de-investigacion-de-materiales-plasticos-y-conexas","supplier-tuev-austria-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118437"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118437\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118437"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=118437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}