Assessment of Biodegradable Polymers Degradability

Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide. Gravimetric measurement of carbon dioxide evolved in a laboratory-scale test. 

BS EN 13432 2000 Packaging. Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation. Test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of packaging. 

The biodegradation of a polymer is initially accompanied by a loss of chemical and/or physical changes which are followed by loss of mass (weight loss 

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