Wahi a nā kumu waiwai maka o nā plastics biodegradable, ʻelua ʻano o nā plastics Biodegradable: Bio based a me petrochemical based. ʻO PBAT kahi ʻano plastics biodegradable i hoʻokumu ʻia i ka petrochemical.
Mai nā hopena o ka hoʻokolohua biodegradation, hiki ke hoʻohaumia loa ʻia ka PBAT ma lalo o nā kūlana aniau maʻamau a kanu ʻia i ka lepo no 5 mau mahina.
Inā aia ka PBAT i loko o ka wai kai, aia nā microorganism i hoʻololi ʻia i kahi paʻakai kiʻekiʻe i loko o ka wai kai. Ke 25 ℃ ± 3 ℃ ka mahana, hiki ke hoʻopau loa ʻia i loko o 30-60 mau lā.
Hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia nā plastik biodegradable PBAT ma lalo o nā kūlana composting, nā kūlana ʻē aʻe e like me ka hāmeʻa digestion anaerobic, a me ke kaiapuni kūlohelohe e like me ka lepo a me ka wai kai.
Eia nō naʻe, pili ke kūlana hōʻino kikoʻī a me ka manawa hōʻino o PBAT i kona ʻano kemika kikoʻī, ke ʻano huahana a me nā kūlana kaiapuni hōʻino.