Table 2 Formal name, abbreviation in the paper, and thermal properties of samples
From: Microbial decomposition of biodegradable plastics on the deep-sea floor
Category | Formal name | Abbr. | Supply company | Tg/°C | Tm/°C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) | Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] | PHB | Imperial Chemical Industries | 4 | 175 |
Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-12 mol%-(R)-3-hydroxyvalerate] | PHBV | Imperial Chemical Industries | 0 | 150 | |
Poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-9 mol%-(R)−3-hydroxyhexanoate] | PHBH | Kaneka Corporation | −3 | 110, 133 | |
Poly[(R)−3-hydroxybutyrate-co-16 mol%-4-hydroxybutyrate] | P3HB4HB | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. | −7 | 102, 168 | |
Biodegradable polyesters | Poly(butylene succinate) | PBS | Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation | −32 | 115 |
Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) | PBSA | Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation | −45 | 100 | |
Poly(ε-caprolactone) | PCL | Sigma-Aldrich | −60 | 60 | |
Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) | PBAT | BASF Corporation | −30 | 110 | |
Poly(l-lactic acid) | PLLA | Shimadzu Corporation | 60 | 170 | |
Polysaccharide ester derivatives | Cellulose (β-1, 4-glucan) | CE | Synthesized by the authors of this work | - | - |
Cellulose acetate DS 1.5 | CEA | - | - | ||
Cellulose triacetate DS 3.0 | CETA | 170 | 298 | ||
Paramylon (β-1, 3-glucan) | PR | - | - | ||
Paramylon acetate DS 1.5 | PRA | - | - | ||
Paramylon triacetate DS 3.0 | PRTA | 168 | 281 | ||
Mutan (α-1, 3-glucan) | MU | - | - | ||
Mutan acetate DS 1.5 | MUA | - | - | ||
Mutan triacetate DS 3.0 | MUTA | 168 | 338 | ||
Non-biodegradable common plastics | Polypropylene | PP | Japan Polypropylene Corporation | 5 | 175 |
Low-density Polyethylene | PE | FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation | −120 | 120 | |
Polyethylene terephthalate | PET | Sigma-Aldrich | 70 | 270 | |
Polystyrene | PS | FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation | 100 | - |
