Degradable shotgun wad

Herein we describe shotgun shells each having a degradable wad comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, as well as methods for ensuring that such wad degrades quickly after landing in an aquatic environment. Plastic, aquatic debris has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is adva...

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Hauptverfasser:	Blackwood Wade K, Stanhope David M, Angstadt Kory T, Havens Kirk J, Bilkovic Donna Marie
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AMMUNITION BLASTING CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING METALLURGY ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	Herein we describe shotgun shells each having a degradable wad comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, as well as methods for ensuring that such wad degrades quickly after landing in an aquatic environment. Plastic, aquatic debris has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use implements that will degrade into environmentally benign compounds. Incorporating a degradable wad into shotgun shells provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable shotgun wads and methods are described herein.