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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "OXO Biodegradable OXO-biodegradation is defined by CEN (the European Standards Organisation) {CEN/TR 1535-2006} as \"degradation resulting from oxidative and cell-mediated phenomena, either simultaneously or successively.\" Sometimes described as \"OXO-degradable\" this describes only the first or oxidative phase. These descriptions should not be used for material which degrades by the process of OXO-biodegradation defined by CEN, and the correct description is \"OXO-biodegradable.\"For the sake of clarity, there are two very different types of biodegradable plastic. they are as follows:1 - Oxo-biodegradable plastic - made from polymers such as PE (polyethylene) PP (polypropylene) and PS (Polystyrene) containing extra ingredients (NOT heavy metals) and tested according to ASTM D6954 or BS8472 or AFNOR Accord T51-808 to degrade and biodegrade in the open environment.and2 - Vegetable based plastics (also loosely knows as bio-plastics \"bioplastics\" or \"compostable plastics\") These are tested in accordance with ASTM D6400 or EN13432 to biodegrade in the special conditions found only in industrial composting or biogas facilities. OXO-bio plastic is conventional polyolefin plastic to which has been added small amounts of metal salts, none of which are \"heavy metals\" which are restricted by the EU Packaging Waste Directive 94/62 Art 11. These salts catalyze the degradation process to speed it up so that the OXO plastic will degrade abiotically at the end of its useful life in the presence of oxygen much more quickly than ordinary plastic. At the end of that process it is no longer visible, it is no longer a plastic as it has been converted via Carboxylation or Hydroxylation to small-chain organic chemicals which will then biodegrade. It does not therefore leave fragments of plastic in the environment. The degradation process is shortened from decades to years and/or months for abiotic degradation and thereafter the rate of biodegradation depends on the micro-organisms in the environment. It does not however need to be in a highly microbial environment such as compost. Timescale for complete biodegradation is much shorter than for \"conventional\" plastics which, in normal environments, are very slow to biodegrade and cause large scale harm. The useful life of a product made using oxo-biodegradable plastic can be programmed at manufacture, typically 6 months for a bread wrapper and 18 months for a lighweight, plastic carrier bag to allow for re-use. Oxo-biodegradable plastic can be manufactured with the existing machinery and workforce in factories at little or no extra cost. They have the same strength and other characteristics as ordinary plastics during their intended lifetime."@en }

• Oxo_Biodegradable abstract "OXO Biodegradable OXO-biodegradation is defined by CEN (the European Standards Organisation) {CEN/TR 1535-2006} as \"degradation resulting from oxidative and cell-mediated phenomena, either simultaneously or successively.\" Sometimes described as \"OXO-degradable\" this describes only the first or oxidative phase. These descriptions should not be used for material which degrades by the process of OXO-biodegradation defined by CEN, and the correct description is \"OXO-biodegradable.\"For the sake of clarity, there are two very different types of biodegradable plastic. they are as follows:1 - Oxo-biodegradable plastic - made from polymers such as PE (polyethylene) PP (polypropylene) and PS (Polystyrene) containing extra ingredients (NOT heavy metals) and tested according to ASTM D6954 or BS8472 or AFNOR Accord T51-808 to degrade and biodegrade in the open environment.and2 - Vegetable based plastics (also loosely knows as bio-plastics \"bioplastics\" or \"compostable plastics\") These are tested in accordance with ASTM D6400 or EN13432 to biodegrade in the special conditions found only in industrial composting or biogas facilities. OXO-bio plastic is conventional polyolefin plastic to which has been added small amounts of metal salts, none of which are \"heavy metals\" which are restricted by the EU Packaging Waste Directive 94/62 Art 11. These salts catalyze the degradation process to speed it up so that the OXO plastic will degrade abiotically at the end of its useful life in the presence of oxygen much more quickly than ordinary plastic. At the end of that process it is no longer visible, it is no longer a plastic as it has been converted via Carboxylation or Hydroxylation to small-chain organic chemicals which will then biodegrade. It does not therefore leave fragments of plastic in the environment. The degradation process is shortened from decades to years and/or months for abiotic degradation and thereafter the rate of biodegradation depends on the micro-organisms in the environment. It does not however need to be in a highly microbial environment such as compost. Timescale for complete biodegradation is much shorter than for \"conventional\" plastics which, in normal environments, are very slow to biodegrade and cause large scale harm. The useful life of a product made using oxo-biodegradable plastic can be programmed at manufacture, typically 6 months for a bread wrapper and 18 months for a lighweight, plastic carrier bag to allow for re-use. Oxo-biodegradable plastic can be manufactured with the existing machinery and workforce in factories at little or no extra cost. They have the same strength and other characteristics as ordinary plastics during their intended lifetime.".