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Letter to the Editor - Biodegradability
Interested in seeing the information
Hello Scott thanks for your response. I would certainly be interested in seeing the information you have as would many other people in the industry.
I believe EPI technology is not the same as that used by Eco 11 manufacturing but it is, I understand based on a somewhat similar principle. To be clear -I am certainly not saying that material that will truly degrade into basic molecules such as carbon dioxide and water are not of value even if the time scales are longer than the accepted standards today. True complete biodegradation over a measurable time is naturally better than none at all. What I am questioning is the evidence that I am told is available to support the contention that complete biodegradation occurs. What I would be specifically interested in is the rates of evolution of carbon dioxide and therefore a scientific understanding of how long it takes for complete mineralization of these products under real life conditions.
One thing I have found is that some formulations do contain some percentage of starch or other biodegradable components and so will show initial biodegradation due to these components. I presume this is not the case in the material you have studied. So once again I look forward to the definitive information you have obtained to understand more clearly the results and how this really relates to the real life disposal environments.
Thanks for taking the time to respond and provide this information .
Regards
Jim Lunt
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