A tuneable switch for controlling environmental degradation of bioplastics: addition of isothiazolinone to polyhydroxyalkanoates

Controlling the environmental degradation of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polyhydroxyvalerate (P(HB-co-HV)) bioplastics would expand the range of their potential applications. Combining PHB and P(HB-co-HV) films with the anti-fouling agent 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (DCOI,

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Published in:PloS one 2013-10, Vol.8 (10), p.e75817
Main Authors: Woolnough, Catherine Anne, Yee, Lachlan Hartley, Charlton, Timothy Stuart, Foster, Leslie John Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antifouling
Antifouling substances
Biodegradability
Biodegradable materials
Biodegradation
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biofilms - drug effects
Biofilms - growth & development
Biofouling
Bioplastics
Calorimetry, Differential Scanning
Chromatography
Colonization
Environmental degradation
Hydroxybutyrates - metabolism
Isothiazolinone
Kinetics
Mechanical properties
Melt temperature
Microorganisms
Microscopy, Confocal
Molecular Weight
Offset printing
Plastics - metabolism
Polyesters - metabolism
Polyhydroxyalkanoates
Polyhydroxybutyrate
Polyhydroxybutyric acid
Polyhydroxyvalerate
Polymers
Protective coatings
Soil - chemistry
Soil microbiology
Soil Pollutants - metabolism
Soil temperature
Temperature
Tensile Strength
Thiazoles - chemistry
Thiazoles - pharmacology
Weight loss
Weight reduction
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Summary:Controlling the environmental degradation of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) and polyhydroxyvalerate (P(HB-co-HV)) bioplastics would expand the range of their potential applications. Combining PHB and P(HB-co-HV) films with the anti-fouling agent 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (DCOI,
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0075817