ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics and CEN TC411 issued a call for presentation abstracts for the Workshop on Degradable, Biodegradable, and Biobased Products Standards. The 2017 workshop is designed to facilitate a discussion on standards development and implementation regarding testing and specification of biobased, degradable, and biodegradable materials.
Topics for presentation and panel discussions include:
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Biobased/renewable resource content testing, specification, and certification; |
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Aerobic degradability/biodegradability testing, specification, and certification; |
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Anaerobic degradability/biodegradability testing, specification, and certification; and |
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Environmental degradability/biodegradability testing, specification, and certification. |
The workshop will be held April 5, 2017, in Toronto, Canada. The date for abstract submittal is December 9, 2016.