In the course of the past two decades, biodegradable polymers have established to serve in form of compostable or soil-biodegradable items as sustainable alternatives to standard plastics in applications where their property of biodegradability adds value. BASF has been a pioneer in this field of action with their commercially available products ecoflex® and ecovio®. Based on continuous research and development at the edge between polymer chemistry and microbiology, not only new developments were realized in the recent past but also a deep understanding about biodegradation under various conditions could be generated. This chapter provides an up-to-date picture about the chemistry and biodegradation, about processing, applications as well as the sustainability contribution of ecoflex® and ecovio®.
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Siegenthaler, K. O., Agari, M., Auffermann, J., Barth, M. P., Battagliarin, G., Künkel, A., … Yamamoto, M. (2023). ecoflex® and ecovio®: Biodegradable, Performance-Enabling Plastics. In Advances in Polymer Science (Vol. 293, pp. 111–175). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2023_151
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