Polymer degradation: a short review
Jiřı́ Vohlı́dal
Abstract
Abstract The reader will find basic knowledge about the degradation of polymers, its causes, course and consequences in a broader context, as indicated through the list of the chapter titles: Introduction; Depolymerization; Initiated cleavage (degradation) of macromolecules; Thermal degradation; Photochemical degradation; Mechanochemical degradation; Oxidative degradation; Polymer burning; Kinetics of cleaving macromolecules when chain depolymerization is negligible; Degradation in polymer recycling; Protection of polymers against degradation.
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationDegradation (telecommunications)PolymerPolymer degradationMacromoleculeChain scissionContext (archaeology)Polymer scienceChemistryPolymer chemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryEngineeringBiochemistryTelecommunicationsPaleontologyBiologyChemistry and Stereochemistry StudiesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization