CORESTA Congress, Kyoto, 2004, PTPOST 01
Biodegradation of cellulose diacetate and cigarette filter
Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd. Filter Products R&D, Osaka, Japan
Biodegradation of cellulose acetate and a cigarette filter is being evaluated under variable conditions. In a compost based on ISO14855 (58 ± 2 °C), 60% decomposition was reached within 40 days. There was no considerable difference between the...