Biodegradable organic matter is organic material, plant, and animal matter with origin in living organisms, which can be converted by the action of microorganisms to water, carbon dioxide, and/or methane and biomass.
Organic materials can be used to obtain biodegradable polymers which are classified according to the method of production or their source (Fig. 1):
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Coelhoso, I., Freitas, F., Alves, V.D., Reis, M.A.M. (2012). Biodegradable Organic Matter. In: Drioli, E., Giorno, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Membranes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40872-4_52-1
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