Patent ID: 8349914
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: C08K

Abstract:
1. A method of biodegrading a final product obtained from a thermoplastic polymer modified with a mineral oil plasticizer present in an amount greater than 10% by weight of the thermoplastic polymer and the mineral oil plasticizer, the method comprising the following steps: adding a brewer's yeast or a yeast mother or a mixture thereof to said thermoplastic polymer to obtain a final product containing the brewer's yeast or the yeast mother or the mixture thereof, and thereafter biodegrading said final product in a composting installation, and wherein said thermoplastic polymer is a Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS) block copolymer, or Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene (SIS) block copolymer, or Styrene-Butadiene, Isoprene-Styrene (SBIS) block copolymer.