Is there any trustable methods to determine the biodegradable plastics? if yes please furnish the details with any publications?

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Vit Mateju

This could be helpful for you:

Article Laboratory Test Methods to Determine the Degradation of Plas...

ASTM D5988 - 12 Standard Test Method for Determining Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastic Materials in Soil

Microbial Oxidative Degradation Analyzer (MODA) according to ISO 14855-2.

http://edepot.wur.nl/193543

http://worldcentric.org/files/wheatstraw-astm6400.pdf

Best regards Vit

John Summerscales

The biodegradation of a polymeric materials under controlled composting conditions is the subject of a number of standard methods, including ASTM D5338, ASTM D6400, ASTM D6868, EN 13432 or ISO 14852.

Fathi Awad

you can measure BOD in water samples as well as TOC of the treated samples which are good indication of biological degradation of plastic polymers