دورية أكاديمية
The degradation of single-use plastics and commercially viable bioplastics in the environment: A review.
| العنوان: | The degradation of single-use plastics and commercially viable bioplastics in the environment: A review. |
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| المؤلفون: | Idris SN; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia., Amelia TSM; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia., Bhubalan K; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia., Lazim AMM; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia., Zakwan NAMA; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia., Jamaluddin MI; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia., Santhanam R; Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia., Amirul AA; School of Biological Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia; Centre for Chemical Biology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia; Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Electronic address: amirul@usm.my., Vigneswari S; Institute of Marine Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. Electronic address: vicky@umt.edu.my., Ramakrishna S; Center for Nanotechnology and Sustainability, national University of Singapore, 119260, Singapore. Electronic address: seeram@nus.edu.sg. |
| المصدر: | Environmental research [Environ Res] 2023 Aug 15; Vol. 231 (Pt 1), pp. 115988. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 25. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article; Review |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 0147621 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1096-0953 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00139351 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Environ Res Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: <2000- > : Amsterdam : Elsevier Original Publication: New York, Academic Press. |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Plastics* , Biodegradable Plastics*, Humans ; Polymers ; Lignin ; Biodegradation, Environmental ; Starch |
| مستخلص: | Plastics have become an integral part of human life. Single-use plastics (SUPs) are disposable plastics designed to be used once then promptly discarded or recycled. This SUPs range from packaging and takeaway containers to disposable razors and hotel toiletries. Synthetic plastics, which are made of non-renewable petroleum and natural gas resources, require decades to perpetually disintegrate in nature thus contribute to plastic pollution worldwide, especially in marine environments. In response to these problems, bioplastics or bio-based and biodegradable polymers from renewable sources has been considered as an alternative. Understanding the mechanisms behind the degradation of conventional SUPs and biodegradability of their greener counterpart, bioplastics, is crucial for appropriate material selection in the future. This review aims to provide insights into the degradation or disintegration of conventional single-use plastics and the biodegradability of the different types of greener-counterparts, bioplastics, their mechanisms, and conditions. This review highlights on the biodegradation in the environments including composting systems. Here, the various types of alternative biodegradable polymers, such as bacterially biosynthesised bioplastics, natural fibre-reinforced plastics, starch-, cellulose-, lignin-, and soy-based polymers were explored. Review of past literature revealed that although bioplastics are relatively eco-friendly, their natural compositions and properties are inconsistent. Furthermore, the global plastic market for biodegradable plastics remains relatively small and require further research and commercialization efforts, especially considering the urgency of plastic and microplastic pollution as currently critical global issue. Biodegradable plastics have potential to replace conventional plastics as they show biodegradation ability under real environments, and thus intensive research on the various biodegradable plastics is needed to inform stakeholders and policy makers on the appropriate response to the gradually emerging biodegradable plastics. Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Biobased plastics; Biodegradable; Biopolymer; Compostable; Degradation; Disposable plastics |
| المشرفين على المادة: | 0 (Plastics) 0 (Biodegradable Plastics) 0 (Polymers) 9005-53-2 (Lignin) 9005-25-8 (Starch) |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20230427 Date Completed: 20230619 Latest Revision: 20231116 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240628 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115988 |
| PMID: | 37105296 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1096-0953 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115988 |