RESUMO
Ubiquitous use of electronic devices has led to an unprecedented increase in related waste as well as the worldwide depletion of reserves of key chemical elements required in their manufacturing. The use of biodegradable and abundant organic (carbon-based) electronic materials can contribute to alleviate the environmental impact of the electronic industry. The pigment eumelanin is a bio-sourced candidate for environmentally benign (green) organic electronics. The biodegradation of eumelanin extracted from cuttlefish ink is studied both at 25 °C (mesophilic conditions) and 58 °C (thermophilic conditions) following ASTM D5338 and comparatively evaluated with the biodegradation of two synthetic organic electronic materials, namely copper (II) phthalocyanine (Cu-Pc) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). Eumelanin biodegradation reaches 4.1% (25 °C) in 97 days and 37% (58 °C) in 98 days, and residual material is found to be without phytotoxic effects. The two synthetic materials, Cu-Pc and PPS, do not biodegrade; Cu-Pc brings about the inhibition of microbial respiration in the compost. PPS appears to be potentially phytotoxic. Finally, some considerations regarding the biodegradation test as well as the disambiguation of "biodegradability" and "bioresorbability" are highlighted.
Assuntos
Biodegradação Ambiental , Equipamentos e Provisões Elétricas , Química Verde/métodos , Poluentes do Solo/química , Animais , Compostagem , Decapodiformes/química , Indóis/química , Lolium/efeitos dos fármacos , Lolium/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Melaninas/química , Melaninas/isolamento & purificação , Microbiota/efeitos dos fármacos , Compostos Organometálicos/química , Polímeros/química , Sementes/efeitos dos fármacos , Sementes/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Microbiologia do Solo , Poluentes do Solo/toxicidadeRESUMO
Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of the amount of shade pigment and opacifying components inthe polymerization and mechanical properties in two brands of Brazilian dental resin composites. Material and Methods: Master Fill microhybrid resin for enamel (colorless and shades A2, A4), and Opallis for enamel and dentine, both shades A2. Thecomposite resins were photopolymerized by a LED device at 19.7 J. The mechanical properties were obtained through flexuralresistance (FR), compression strength (CS) and Vickers microhardness (VM); the degree of conversion (DC) was obtainedby FTIR and translucence was obtained by sphere espectrometer. Conclusion: The analysis indicated that resin with more colorpigments (MA4) or more opacity components (ODA2) hadlow polymerization and poor mechanical properties than clearer(M) or more translucent (OEA2) resins, indicating that betterperformance can be obtained by increasing the radiation dose.
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