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Completion of 5 year Oxomar study re. d2w
Completion of 5 year Oxomar study re. d2w.
About this update from Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 8546T\n Symphony Environmental Tech. PLC\n 30 March 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 30 March 2021\n \n \n SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC \n \n \n (the \"Company\") \n \n \n \n \n \n European Scientific Study\n \n \n Biodegradation & Non-Toxicity of Oxo-biodegradable Plastic in the Oceans\n \n \n Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM:SYM), the specialist in technologies that make plastic \"smarter, safer and sustainable\" and world leaders in making ordinary plastics biodegradable with d2w technology, is very pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the 5-year Oxomar study (the \"Study\") sponsored by the French Agence National de Recherche. \n \n \n This study provides Symphony with further comprehensive and reliable scientific data on the performance of d2w in the oceans. The study had a multidisciplinary approach including physics, chemistry, and biology. \n \n \n Highlights of the Study:\n \n \n · \n Biodegradation proved beyond doubt in the marine environment\n \n \n · \n Direct correlation of lab results to real-world conditions. This is critical, and hugely positive, because until now it has been alleged that laboratory results could not demonstrate performance in real life marine conditions \n \n \n · \n Proof of transformation into more than 3,000 non-plastic biodegradable oligomers found in nature \n \n \n · \n Non-toxic to marine creatures \n \n \n The report on this ground-breaking scientific study has been submitted to the Agence Nationale de la Recherche. Symphony made a contribution to the costs of the project and the oxo-biodegradable plastic studied in the project contained the Company's d2w oxo-biodegradable masterbatches.\n \n \n The report confirms the findings of the scientists in their September 2020 interim report that \"Oxo-biodegradable plastics biodegrade in seawater and do so with a significantly higher efficiency than conventional plastics,\" and that \"The oxidation level obtained due to the d2w prodegradant catalyst was found to be of crucial importance in the degradation process.\" \n \n \n The report confirms the studies completed by Queen Mary University London, and Station d'essais de Vieillissement naturel de Bandol, who applied different scientific techniques to prove biodegradation of d2w pla...