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How has Bio-DTM made the plastics degradable?

April 26, 2017bio-dtm degradable plastics

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How has Bio-DTM made the plastics degradable?

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By suitably modifying the polymer matrix during compounding to make the polyolefins oxo-biodegradable which leads to chain scissions and hence a lowering of molecular weight besides creating a hydrophilic surface which can be bio-assimilated by microorganisms in the soil.