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# AIMPLAS launches accelerated biodegradation test
- URL: https://www.plasticsiq.com/aimplas-launches-accelerated-biodegradation-test/
- Published: 2025-05-15T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-21T18:55:04.000Z
- Description: AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, has recently developed a methodology that allows the biodegradability of plastic materials to be assessed three times faster than conventional testing methods.
- Author: Giulia Daniele
- Tags: Materials, Sustainability, Research & Development

**AIMPLAS has developed a methodology that enables the biodegradability of plastic materials to be assessed three times faster than conventional testing methods. This allows companies to streamline decision-making when developing compostable materials.**

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The plastics industry is moving towards a more sustainable model, driven by circular economy principles and innovation in biodegradable and compostable materials. However, conventional biodegradation tests, as required by current regulations, are time-consuming and costly, limiting companies’ ability to explore new formulations from the early stages of development.

To address this challenge, AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, has developed a methodology that enables the biodegradability of plastic materials to be evaluated in just one-third of the time needed for standardised tests.

The new accelerated biodegradation test subjects materials to simulated industrial composting conditions to measure the conversion of polymeric carbon into CO₂. Thanks to this approach, companies can obtain preliminary results in significantly shorter timeframes, allowing them to identify the most promising formulations early on, implement re-engineering processes in formulation and additive development, and optimise resources before entering official certification procedures.

## **A strategic pre-certification tool**

Although this test does not replace the standardised tests required for compostable product certification (as defined by UNE-EN 13432 and related standards), it serves as a technical and strategic filter to identify the most promising samples. This reduces risk and accelerates the path to certification in line with international standards such as EN-ISO 14855, among others.