PSI - Issue 40

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Procedia Structural Integrity 40 (2022) 445–449

© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the15th International Conference on Mechanics, Resources and Diagnostics of Materials and Structures. Abstract Currently, there is a rapid growth in the consumption of polymeric materials. The authors evaluate polymeric materials based on a synthetic polymer - polyethylene - as the most produced and natural polymers, such as natural rubber. This work is devoted to the creation of biodegradable polymeric materials based on low density polyethylene and natural rubber. The main factors influencing the value of the degree of biodegradability of composites are considered. The physical and mechanical properties of the compositions are considered. © 2022 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the15th International Conference on Mechanics, Resource and Diagnostics of Materials and Structures. Keywords: natural rubber; polyethelene; biodegradation 1. Introduction Recently, a significant portion of municipal solid waste has been non-biodegradable plastic packaging. Among the waste, polyethylene (PE) is especially common. PE is a petroleum-based polymer that, due to its low cost and excellent performance, is very often used in the production of plastic packaging. Since the recycling rate of plastic waste is much lower than the release rate, this leads to the accumulation of plastic in the environment and, as a Biodegradable low-density polyethylene with natural rubber additives as a promising "eco-friendly" packaging material Ivetta Varyan a,b *, Natalia Kolesnikova a , Anatoly Popov a,b a Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kosygin st., Moscow, 119334, Russian Federation b Plekhan v Russian University of Economi s, 36 Stremyanny per., Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation. Abstract Currently, there is a rapid growth in the consumption of polymeric materials. The authors evaluate polymeric materials based on a synthetic polymer - olyethylene - as the most pr duced and natural polymers, suc as natural rubber. Th s work s devoted to the crea on f biodegradable polymeric materials bas on low densit polyethylene and nat ral ubber. The main factors influencing the value of the d gree of b odegrad bility of c mp sites are consid red. The physical nd mechanical properties of the composi ions re c nsider d. © 2022 The Autho s. Publish by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0) Peer-review u der responsibility of scientific committe of the15th International C ference on Mechanics, Resource and Diagnostics of Materials and S ructur s. Keywords: natural rubber; polyethelene; biodegradation 1. Introduction Recently, a significant portion of municipal solid waste has been non-biodegradable plastic packaging. Among the waste, polyethylene (PE) is especially comm n. PE is a petrol um-based polymer that, due to its low cost a d excellent performance, is very often used in the production of plastic packaging. Since the recycling rate of plastic waste is much lower than the rel ase rate, this lea s to the accumulation of plastic in the nvironment and, as a 15th International Conference on Mechanics, Resource and Diagnostics of Materials and Structures Biodegradable low-density polyethylene with natural rubber additives as a promising "eco-friendly" packaging material Ivetta Varyan a,b *, Natalia Kolesnikova a , Anatoly Popov a,b a Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 4 Kosygin st., Moscow, 119334, Russian Federation b Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, 36 Stremyanny per., Moscow, 117997, Russian Federation. 15th International Conference on Mechanics, Resource and Diagnostics of Materials and Stru tures

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