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Biodegradable polythene film, the Glossary

Index Biodegradable polythene film

Polyethylene or polythene film biodegrades naturally, albeit over a long period of time.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 42 relations: Anionic addition polymerization, ASTM International, Biodegradable plastic, Biodegradation, Biomass, Bioplastic, Carbon dioxide, Compost, Double bond, Ethylene, European Standard, Food Packaging Forum, Fossil fuel, Humus, Hydrophile, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Landfill, Lignin, Litter, Moisture, Oxygen, Packaging, Photodegradation, Plastic bag, Plastic recycling, Plastic shopping bag, Polycaprolactone, Polyethylene, Polylactic acid, Polymer, Polymerization, Polypropylene, Polystyrene, Polyvinyl alcohol, Radical polymerization, Rainforest, Redox, Soil, Soil quality, Starch, Sunlight, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

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Anionic addition polymerization

In polymer chemistry, anionic addition polymerization is a form of chain-growth polymerization or addition polymerization that involves the polymerization of monomers initiated with anions.

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ASTM International

ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for Testing and Materials, is a standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical international standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems and services.

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Biodegradable plastic

Biodegradable plastics are plastics that can be decomposed by the action of living organisms, usually microbes, into water, carbon dioxide, and biomass.

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Biodegradation

Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi.

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Biomass

Biomass is a term used in several contexts: in the context of ecology it means living organisms, and in the context of bioenergy it means matter from recently living (but now dead) organisms.

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Bioplastic

Bioplastics are plastic materials produced from renewable biomass sources, such as vegetable fats and oils, corn starch, straw, woodchips, sawdust, recycled food waste, etc.

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Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.

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Compost

Compost is a mixture of ingredients used as plant fertilizer and to improve soil's physical, chemical, and biological properties.

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Double bond

In chemistry, a double bond is a covalent bond between two atoms involving four bonding electrons as opposed to two in a single bond.

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Ethylene

Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula or.

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European Standard

European Standards, sometimes called Euronorm (abbreviated EN, from the German name Europäische Norm, "European Norm"), are technical standards which have been ratified by one of the three European Standards Organizations (ESO): European Committee for Standardization (CEN), European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC), or European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).

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Food Packaging Forum

The Food Packaging Forum is a nonprofit foundation established in 2012 and based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Fossil fuel

A fossil fuel is a carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants and planktons), a process that occurs within geological formations.

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Humus

In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter.

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Hydrophile

A hydrophile is a molecule or other molecular entity that is attracted to water molecules and tends to be dissolved by water.

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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations working for the advancement of the chemical sciences, especially by developing nomenclature and terminology.

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Landfill

A landfill is a site for the disposal of waste materials.

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Lignin

Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form key structural materials in the support tissues of most plants.

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Litter

Litter consists of waste products that have been discarded incorrectly, without consent, at an unsuitable location.

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Moisture

Moisture is the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts.

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Oxygen

Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.

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Packaging

Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.

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Photodegradation

Photodegradation is the alteration of materials by light.

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Plastic bag

A plastic bag, poly bag, or pouch is a type of container made of thin, flexible, plastic film, nonwoven fabric, or plastic textile.

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Plastic recycling

Plastic recycling is the processing of plastic waste into other products.

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Plastic shopping bags, carrier bags, or plastic grocery bags are a type of plastic bag used as shopping bags and made from various kinds of plastic.

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Polycaprolactone

Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a synthetic, semi-crystalline, biodegradable polyester with a melting point of about 60 °C and a glass transition temperature of about −60 °C.

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Polyethylene

Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic.

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Polylactic acid

Polylactic acid, also known as poly(lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA), is a thermoplastic polyester (or polyhydroxyalkanoate) with backbone formula or, formally obtained by condensation of lactic acid with loss of water (hence its name).

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Polymer

A polymer is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules linked together into chains of repeating subunits.

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Polymerization

In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks.

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Polypropylene

Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications.

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Polystyrene

Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene.

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Polyvinyl alcohol

Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH, PVA, or PVAl) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer.

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Radical polymerization

In polymer chemistry, free-radical polymerization (FRP) is a method of polymerization by which a polymer forms by the successive addition of free-radical building blocks (repeat units).

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Rainforest

Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire.

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Redox

Redox (reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change.

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Soil

Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms.

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Soil quality

Soil quality refers to the condition of soil based on its capacity to perform ecosystem services that meet the needs of human and non-human life.

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Starch

Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.

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Sunlight

Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light.

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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, or Swedish Agricultural University (Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, SLU) is a public research university in Sweden.

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See also

Biodegradable materials

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradable_polythene_film

Also known as Biodegradable/degradable polythene film.