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Biodegradation rate of biodegradable plastics at molecular level by Chinaglia, Selene, Tosin, Maurizio, Degli-Innocenti, Francesco

“…Plastics are solid materials where biodegradation happens on the surface. Only the surface is affected by biodegradation while the inner part should not be…”
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Intrinsic Biodegradability of Plastics and Ecological Risk in the Case of Leakage by Degli Innocenti, Francesco, Breton, Tony

“…Biodegradable materials are used to make compostable products that are expected to be collected and recovered in specialist waste treatment plants. The…”
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Compostable cutlery and waste management: An LCA approach by Razza, Francesco, Fieschi, Maurizio, Innocenti, Francesco Degli, Bastioli, Catia

“…The use of disposable cutlery in fast food restaurants and canteens in the current management scenario generates mixed heterogeneous waste (containing food…”
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Influence of photo-oxidation on the performance and soil degradation of oxo- and biodegradable polymer-based items for agricultural applications by Rizzarelli, Paola, Rapisarda, Marco, Ascione, Laura, Innocenti, Francesco Degli, La Mantia, Francesco Paolo

“…•Photoaging reduces mechanical properties in biodegradable plastics more than in PO.•Prodegradant additives accelerates PO abiotic and biotic…”
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Environmental profile of a bio-based and biodegradable foamed packaging prototype in comparison with the current benchmark by Razza, Francesco, Degli Innocenti, Francesco, Dobon, Antonio, Aliaga, Cesar, Sanchez, Carmen, Hortal, Mercedes

“…Post-consumer cushioning packaging waste made from expanded polystyrene or other conventional polymers is rarely recycled because of technical and economic…”
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Degradation of plastic materials in the marine environment: A mussel farm as a case study for the development of alternative mussel nets by Baini, Matteo, Fossi, Maria Cristina, Innocenti, Francesco Degli, Chinaglia, Selene, Tosin, Maurizio, Pecchiari, Marco, Panti, Cristina

“…Currently, mussel farming uses of traditional plastic nets that accumulate on beaches and on the seabed in the event of breakage and accidental dispersion,…”
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The difficult relationship between science, citizen science, and mass communication. A negative example by Degli-Innocenti, Francesco

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Assessing and mitigating the harmful effects of plastic pollution: the collective multi-stakeholder driven Euro-Mediterranean response by Fossi, Maria Cristina, Vlachogianni, Thomais, Galgani, Francois, Innocenti, Francesco Degli, Zampetti, Giorgio, Leone, Gaetano

“…The Mediterranean Sea is one of the areas in the world most affected by marine litter. The main aim of this paper is to reflect on the key outcomes of the…”
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Upper-bound for the number of robust parabolic curves for a class of maps tangent to identity by INNOCENTI, FRANCESCO DEGLI, FROSINI, CHIARA

“…In this paper we provide an upper-bound for the number of robust parabolic curves for germs of biholomorphisms in \mathbb{C}^2…”
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Laboratory test methods to determine the degradation of plastics in marine environmental conditions by Tosin, Maurizio, Weber, Miriam, Siotto, Michela, Lott, Christian, Degli Innocenti, Francesco

“…In this technology report, three test methods were developed to characterize the degradation of plastic in marine environment. The aim was to outline a test…”
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Bioplastics from renewable resources: the benefits of biodegradability by Razza, Francesco, Innocenti, Francesco Degli

“…ABSTRACT Bioplastics made with renewable resources are now ready for full commercial exploitation. Starch‐based plastics are an important class of bioplastics…”
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Kinetics of monomer biodegradation in soil by Siotto, Michela, Sezenna, Elena, Saponaro, Sabrina, Innocenti, Francesco Degli, Tosin, Maurizio, Bonomo, Luca, Mezzanotte, Valeria

“…In modern intensive agriculture, plastics are used in several applications (i.e. mulch films, drip irrigation tubes, string, clips, pots, etc.). Interest…”
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Mineralization of Monomeric Components of Biodegradable Plastics in Preconditioned and Enriched Sandy Loam Soil Under Laboratory Conditions by Siotto, Michela, Tosin, Maurizio, Degli Innocenti, Francesco, Mezzanotte, Valeria

“…In the last 20 years, a new generation of materials was developed: the biodegradable plastics. They reduce the accumulation of plastic in the environment and…”
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The pathology of hype, hyperbole and publication bias is creating an unwarranted concern towards biodegradable mulch films by Degli-Innocenti, Francesco

“…The idea that it is a risk to promote biodegradable mulch films on a large scale is becoming established at academic level based on a series of articles…”
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Rebuttal of the arguments put forward in the Letter to the Editor by Nizzetto et al by Degli-Innocenti, Francesco

“…In their Letter to the Editor, Nizzetto et al. challange a recent article in which I show that there has been unwarranted alarmism about biodegradable mulch…”
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Biodegradation of plastics in soil: The effect of temperature by Pischedda, Alessandro, Tosin, Maurizio, Degli-Innocenti, Francesco

“…The assessment of the intrinsic biodegradability of plastic materials is made under optimized environmental conditions in order not to limit the microbial…”
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Is composting of packaging real recycling? by Degli-Innocenti, Francesco

“…•Composting requires sugars, proteins, simple polysaccharides, lignocellulose.•Cellulose supports the composting process as a carbon and energy source.•Lignin…”
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Biodegradation kinetics in soil of a multi-constituent biodegradable plastic by Tosin, Maurizio, Pischedda, Alessandro, Degli-Innocenti, Francesco

“…The biodegradation kinetics in soil of a biodegradable multi-constituent plastic material have been determined with a standard test method based on the…”
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A screening model for fate and transport of biodegradable polyesters in soil by Saponaro, Sabrina, Sezenna, Elena, Degli Innocenti, Francesco, Mezzanotte, Valeria, Bonomo, Luca

“…A numerical model for predicting the fate and transport of biodegradable polyester residues in soil, following successive applications of mulch film, was…”
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Biodegradation rate and build-up of plastics in soil: A theoretical approach by Pecchiari, Marco, Degli-Innocenti, Francesco, Tosin, Maurizio

“…•A method for predicting the Environmental Concentration of mulch film is shown.•The method is based on steady-state kinetic equations.•Maximum achievable…”
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