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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2025

Biodegradation of Synthetic Aliphatic-Aromatic Polyesters in Soils: Linking Chemical Structure to Biodegradability.

Taylor F Nelson, Rebekka Baumgartner, Madalina Jaggi, Stefano M Bernasconi, Glauco Battagliarin, Carsten Sinkel, Andreas Künkel, Hans-Peter E Kohler, Kristopher McNeill, Michael Sander

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Taylor F NelsonInstitute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0719-4402
Rebekka BaumgartnerInstitute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.
Madalina JaggiGeological Institute, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.
Stefano M BernasconiGeological Institute, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.
Glauco BattagliarinBASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, Ludwigshafen 67056, Germany.
Carsten SinkelBASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, Ludwigshafen 67056, Germany.
Andreas KünkelBASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Strasse 38, Ludwigshafen 67056, Germany.
Hans-Peter E KohlerEnvironmental Biochemistry Group; Environmental Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland.
Kristopher McNeillInstitute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2981-2227
Michael SanderInstitute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8092, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3383-2041

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biodegradable aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters are commercially important and used in diverse applications, including soil-biodegradable mulch films. This work investigates the effects of copolyester chemical structure on soil biodegradability using

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PolyestersSoilBiodegradation, EnvironmentalPolyestersSoilbiodegradable polyesterscarbon stable isotope labelingmineralizationpolyester extractionsoil incubationstructure-biodegradability relationship

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PMID40939186
PMCPMC12461927

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