Understanding visible light and microbe-driven degradation mechanisms of polyurethane plastics: Pathways, property changes, and product analysis
Hongyu Tian, Yuping Du, Xinyu Luo, Jingjing Dong, Siyu Chen, Xiaomin Hu, Min Zhang, Zhiguang Liu, Soroush Abolfathi
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BiodegradationDegradation (telecommunications)PolyurethaneMicroorganismPhotodegradationChemistryChemical engineeringAqueous solutionHydrolysisRadicalMicrobial biodegradationMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPhotocatalysisBacteriaCatalysisBiologyEngineeringGeneticsTelecommunicationsComputer scienceMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistry