catena-Poly[[(ethanol-κO)sodium(I)]-di-μ-aqua-[(rac-2′-hydr­oxy-1,1′-binaphthyl-2-yl phosphato-κO)sodium]-tri-μ-aqua]

The asymmetric unit of the polymeric title compound, [Na2(C20H13O5P)(C2H6O)(H2O)5]n, consists of two NaI ions, one 2′-hydr­oxy-1,1′-binaphthyl-2-yl phosphate anion, one ethanol ligand and five water molecules of crysallization. Each NaI ion has a distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry. The phosphate anion coordinates to one NaI ion and the ethanol mol­ecule coordinates to the other. The five water mol­ecules bridge the NaI ions, forming an inorganic chain structure along the b axis. The chains are connected by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into an organic–inorganic hybrid layer parallel to (001)

Utilization of a Biodegradable Mulch Sheet Produced from Poly(Lactic Acid)/Ecoflex®/Modified Starch in Mandarin Orange Groves

We have developed a mulch sheet made by inflation molding of PLA, Ecoflex® and modified starch, which all have different biodegradabilities. A field test of use as an agricultural mulch sheet for mandarin oranges was carried out over two years. The mechanical properties of the mulch sheet were weakened with time during the field test, but the quality of the mandarin oranges increased, a result of the controlled degradation of the sheet. The most degradable modified starch degraded first, allowing control of the moisture on the soil. Accelerator mass spectroscopy was used for evaluation of the biomass carbon ratio. The biomass carbon ratio decreased by degradation of the biobased materials, PLA and modified starch in the mulch sheet