Table 3. Mechanical properties of green polyethylene exposure or not to sunlight after 30, 60 or 90 d of incubation with Pleurotus ostreatus.
| Mechanical properties | Time of incubation (days) | Exposition time of the ultraviolet light (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 30 | 60 | ||
| Maximum load of break (N) | 30 | 2.839 ± 0.483 | 2.069 ± 0.311 | 0.548 ± 0.087 |
| 60 | 1.728 ± 0.341 | 1.309 ± 0.305 | nd | |
| 90 | nd | |||
| Energy at break (J) | 30 | 0.628 ± 0.058 | 0.420 ± 0.020 | 0.122 ± 0.031 |
| 60 | 0.479 ± 0.043 | 0.401 ± 0.027 | nd | |
| 90 | nd | |||
| Tensile extension at break (cm) | 30 | 5.021 ± 0.738 | 3.180 ± 0.952 | 1.390 ± 0.199 |
| 60 | 4.425 ± 0.679 | 3.022 ± 0.843 | nd | |
| 90 | nd | |||
| Load at tensile strength (N) | 30 | 1.761 ± 0.644 | 1.128 ± 0.313 | 0.258 ± 0.050 |
| 60 | 1.352 ± 0.873 | 0.639 ± 0.150 | nd | |
| 90 | nd | |||
| Elastic modulus (MPa) | 30 | 21.962 ± 4.771 | 15.798 ± 1.195 | 4.222 ± 0.781 |
| 60 | 20.470 ± 3.341 | 10.073 ± 2.352 | nd | |
| 90 | nd | |||
nd-values were not determined due to the high fragility of the plastic wastes.