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Study of the Degradation of Poly(ethyl glyoxylate): Biodegradation, Toxicity and Ecotoxicity Assays

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Biodegradation of poly (ethyl glyoxylate) (PEtG), a functionalized polyacetal, was investigated over 6 month according to ASTM 5988-96 modified method and compared to micronized cellulose. More than 95 % of the polymer was converted into CO2 over that period attesting the biodegradability of PEtG. The degradation by-products toxicity and ecotoxicity were evaluated. Toxicity was checked using an innovant non-mammalian toxicological model using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Ecotoxicity was performed using a plant growth test with cress (Lepidium Sativum), and barley (Hordeum vulgare). In all cases, results concluded on the harmlessness of PEtG and relative by-products.

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This project was financially supported by operating grants from the French interregional research network Matériaux, Polymères, Plasturgie (RMPP).

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  1. Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces, CNRS UMR 6270, FR 3038, équipe Matériaux Macromoléculaires, INSA-Rouen, Avenue de l’université BP08, 76801, Saint-Etienne du Rouvray cedex, France

    Benjamine Belloncle, Claude Bunel & Fabrice Burel

  2. Glycobiologie et Matrices cellulaires végétales, Université de Rouen, EA 4358, 76130, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France

    Laurence Menu-Bouaouiche

  3. Laboratoire de Microbiologie du Froid -Signaux et Micro-environnement, Université de Rouen, EA 4312, 27000, Evreux, France

    Olivier Lesouhaitier

  4. ADIPpharm, 27000, Evreux, France

    Olivier Lesouhaitier

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Belloncle, B., Bunel, C., Menu-Bouaouiche, L. et al. Study of the Degradation of Poly(ethyl glyoxylate): Biodegradation, Toxicity and Ecotoxicity Assays. J Polym Environ 20, 726–731 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-012-0429-2

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