Bacterial Degradation of Plasticized PVC
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- 1 September 1968
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Bacteriology
- Vol. 31 (3) , 305-310
Abstract
SUMMARY: Sixtytwo bacterial cultures isolated from a range of deteriorated plastic materials were tested for their ability to degrade a particular PVC mix plasticized with di‐ iso ‐octyl sebacate. Twentythree of them, mainly members of the genera Pseudomonas and Brevibacterium , gave weight losses of up to 20% in 2 weeks in laboratory conditions. The degradation, which was accompanied by a loss of flexibility of the material, was greatly increased in vigorously aerated cultures.Keywords
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