Open AccessBiotic Degradation of Plastic Hygiene Products by Using Pleurotus ostreatus
Author(s) -
M. A. Mismisuraya,
Noorulnajwa Diyana Yaacob,
Nor Ain Najihah Zulkifle
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/765/1/012015
Subject(s) - pleurotus ostreatus , degradation (telecommunications) , ultimate tensile strength , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , scanning electron microscope , materials science , pleurotus , composite material , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , food science , chemical engineering , mushroom , telecommunications , computer science , engineering
Degradation is any physical or chemical adjustment in polymer due to environment factor, such as heat, moisture, light, chemical conditions and biological activity. The aim of this work was to determine the biotic degradation efficiency of plastic hygiene products by using Pleurotus ostreatus . Sanitary pads and diapers were used as samples. All the samples will be exposed to the Pleurotus ostreatus for 90 days. The degradation efficiencies were analysed based on tensile reduction, morphology and chemical properties of the samples by using universal tensile machine, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), respectively. The tensile reduction percentage for all samples was increase. The morphology and chemical properties of the samples also showed some changes after undergoes 90 days degradation.