你以为的可降解塑料,可能100年都降解不了
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可降解和可堆肥塑料
杯子底部标注的“PLA”聚乳酸是一种常见的可堆肥塑料,但它实际上很难被降解(图片来源:wiki)
降解塑料难降解
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试验中用到的不同原料制成的材料,纤维素材料可以很快被分解,生物基塑料、石油基塑料在很久后都没有被分解(图片来源:参考资料[3])
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新的尝试
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参考资料:
[1]https://wwf.org.au/blogs/the-lifecycle-of-plastics/
[2]https://wwf.org.au/blogs/plastic-in-our-oceans-is-killing-marine-mammals/
[3]Royer S-J, Greco F, Kogler M, Deheyn DD (2023) Not so biodegradable: Polylactic acid and cellulose/plastic blend textiles lack fast biodegradation in marine waters. PLoS ONE 18(5): e0284681. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284681
[4]https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/07/compostable-plastic-trash/674626/
[5]Jeffrey J. Kolstad, Erwin T.H. Vink, Bruno De Wilde, Lies Debeer,Assessment of anaerobic degradation of Ingeo™ polylactides under accelerated landfill conditions,Polymer Degradation and Stability,Volume 97, Issue 7,2012,Pages 1131-1141,ISSN 0141-3910,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.04.003.
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[7]https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottsnowden/2020/04/11/new-enzyme-breaks-down-plastic-in-hours/?sh=6cb901c45e4e
[8]Hemlata U. Karne, Parinita Gaydhane, Vedanti Gohokar, Karan Deshpande, Preeth Dunung, Gaurav Bendkule,Synthesis of biodegradable material from banana peel,Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023, ISSN 2214-7853,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.05.157.
[9]https://www.businessinsider.com/how-seaweed-could-replace-plastic-packaging-sway-2022-12
[10]https://www.biocycle.net/mixed-waste-mrf-ad-and-composting-combo/
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