Designing for degradation: the importance of considering biotic and abiotic polymer degradation
Omar Tantawi, Wontae Joo, Edward A. Martin, Sarah Av-Ron, K'yal R. Bannister, Kristala L. J. Prather, Bradley D. Olsen, Desirée L. Plata
Abstract
The increasing global plastic demand creates a critical need to gain insight into environmental processes that govern plastic degradation in order to inform novel design of sustainable polymers.
Topics & Concepts
Degradation (telecommunications)Abiotic componentEnvironmental degradationEnvironmental scienceBiochemical engineeringComputer scienceEngineeringEcologyBiologyTelecommunicationsMicroplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesRecycling and Waste Management Techniques