A review of biodegradation of synthetic plastic and foams |
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Authors: | R Gautam A S Bassi E K Yanful |
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Institution: | Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. |
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Abstract: | Synthetic polymeric foams have pervaded every aspect of modern life. Although foams provide numerous benefits, they also cause
a significant environmental litter problem because of their recalcitrant and xenobiotic nature. Biodegradation may provide
solution to the problem, but not enough is known about the biodegradation process of synthetic plastic and plastic-based foams.
This review has been written to provide an overview of the current state of plastic foam biodegradation. Several biodegradation
pathways of a few select synthetic polymers are also presented along with a discussion on some of the physico-chemical factors
that can influence the biodegradation of plastic foams.
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Author to whom all correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed. |
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Keywords: | Plastic foam synthetic polymer biodegradation |
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