Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 290, 2021
2021 3rd International Conference on Geoscience and Environmental Chemistry (ICGEC 2021)
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Article Number | 01012 | |
Number of page(s) | 7 | |
Section | Environmental Chemistry and Chemical Technology Application | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202129001012 | |
Published online | 14 July 2021 |
Polymer Degradation: Category, Mechanism and Development Prospect
School of Queen Mary University of London Engineering School, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 710100 Xi’an City Shaan Xi Province, China
† These authors contributed equally to this work.
* Corresponding author:
a yuanxin.he@mail.nwpu.edu.cn
b hongyu.li@mail.nwpu.edu.cn
c jp2018303621@qmul.ac.uk
d zhaoxinyu@mail.nwpu.edu.cn
With the increasing demand for polymers, white pollution has become a serious concern all around the world. The admirable degradation methods of them are desirable for overcoming this problem. In the past several decades, numerous researches on polymer degradation have been reported. This review commits to different degradation strategies of polymers and four main degradation protocols firstly, including photodegradation, oxidative degradation, catalytic degradation, and biodegradation, are demonstrated in detail. Secondly, some specific samples are discussed for each kind of degradation. Finally, the outlook and future of polymer degradation are proposed. In particular, the comprehensive comparison of different degradation methods is covered to provide the best choice for dealing with different polymers wastes. These will be beneficial to the development of processing plastic and conversion of polymer wastes.
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