1. Biodegradation of plant-based and petroleum-based packaging tapes.
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Tang, Dongping, Yu, Houyong, Abdalkarim, Somia Yassin Hussain, Wang, Mingxin, Chen, Xiang, Zhu, Jingli, and Jin, Meijin
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BIODEGRADATION ,PACKAGING ,ELECTRONIC industries ,CALCIUM carbonate ,PACKAGING materials ,ENVIRONMENTAL degradation ,POLYPROPYLENE - Abstract
China's express delivery industry is developing rapidly, but the degradation and non-degradability of packaging tapes have been tremendously controversial and the degradation mechanism is not clear. In this work, the biodegradation behavior/mechanism and mechanical properties of the polypropylene-based tape (BOPP tape), polypropylene doped with calcium carbonate (BOPP/CaCO
3 tape), and Plant-based tape (Plant tape) are discussed. It is found that the degradability ability and breaking strength of Plant tape are better than BOPP and BOPP/CaCO3 tapes. Simultaneously, the possible degradation mechanisms of three tapes under three degradation ways were presented, providing a theoretical basis for developing their potential uses in the green packaging, express, and electronic industries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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