Impact of PBSA (Bionolle) Biodegradation Products on the Soil Microbiological Structure
Research and development
Authors:
- Lichocik Małgorzata
Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres, Łódź, Poland - Owczarek Monika (j/w)
- Miros Patrycja (j/w)
- Guzińska Krystyna (j/w)
- Gutowska Agnieszka (j/w)
- Ciechańska Danuta (j/w)
- Krucińska Izabella
Department of Material and Commodity Sciencs and Textile Metrology, Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design, Lodz University of Technology, Łódź, Poland - Siwek Piotr
Department of Vegetable and Herbal Plants, Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Kraków, Poland
 Full text | Abstract: An impact of the decomposition products of Poly(butylene succinate adipate) (PBSA) (Bionolle#3001) in the form of polymer chips and nonwovens made of the polymer upon the qualitative and quantitative microbiological profile of the soil in which samples of the materials were incubated was investigated. The mass loss of the polymer and nonwovens as a result of their biodegradation proceeding in the soil was compared. Two kinds of the soil were applied in the biodegradation tests: garden soil and an agriculture soil taken from the experimental field plots of the Agriculture University (AU) of Cracow. The AU soil despite low moisture content is fertile and holds a great amount of microorganisms. The garden soil does not offer favourable conditions for the biodegradation process, confirmed by a low mass loss in the incubated Bionolle#3001 samples. |
Tags:
biodecomposition, aliphatic polyesters, soil biodegradation, microorganisms,
soil environment.
Citation:
Lichocik M, Owczarek M, Miros P, Guzińska K, Gutowska A, Ciechańska D, Krucińska I, Siwek P. Impact of PBSA (Bionolle) Biodegradation Products
on the Soil Microbiological Structure. FIBRES & TEXTILES in Eastern Europe 2012; 20, 6B(96): 179-185.