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Aug 11, 2016
Environmental Adaptability of Green Geosynthetics as Sustainable Materials for Civil Engineering Applications
Author: Han-Yong JeonAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Geosynthetics, Forging a Path to Bona Fide Engineering Materials
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The development of green geosynthetics, its background and technical concerns, are discussed using research results on polylactic acid (PLA) samples. A test method to evaluate biodegradability of PLA as a green geosynthetic is considered and suggested. The results show that the concept of biodegradability of green geosynthetics is applicable for many environmental applications. As a raw material for green geosynthetics, PLA 4032D (NatureWorks LLC)/PBAT (polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate, BASF) (80/20) blend shows improvement of environmental performance as a green geosynthetic over that of PLA 4032D alone.
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Geosynthetics, Forging a Path to Bona Fide Engineering Materials
Pages: 318 - 325
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© 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Aug 11, 2016
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Han-Yong Jeon
Professor, Inha Univ., 100 Inha-Ro, Nam-Gu, Incheon, Korea (Rep.).
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