Design an ideal biodegradable polymer
The pollution problem caused by the accumulation of plastics in disposal sites is an imminent issue that has to be resolved swiftly. As such, there is an increasing need for research and development in environmentally degradable polymers. This report discusses the four basic types of environmentall...
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| author | Lau, Kai Xiang. |
| author2 | Loo Sun Sun Leslie |
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| description | The pollution problem caused by the accumulation of plastics in disposal sites is
an imminent issue that has to be resolved swiftly. As such, there is an increasing need for research and development in environmentally degradable polymers. This report discusses the four basic types of environmentally degradable polymers: biodegradable polymers, photodegradable polymers, oxidatively degradable polymers and hydrolytically
degradable polymers. Additives such as Totally Degradable Polymer Additive (TDPA)
which aids in the rate of degradation of polymers will be discussed. Other methods to
reduce the polymer waste, such as the up-cycling of PET to form biodegradable
polymers, will also be presented in this report. In addition, this report will discuss factors that affect the degradation rates of environmentally degradable polymers. At the end of the report, the author will attempt to create his own version of an ideal environmentally degradable polymer which fits all the degradation criteria as presented in the report. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/397672023-03-03T15:32:28Z Design an ideal biodegradable polymer Lau, Kai Xiang. Loo Sun Sun Leslie School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Polymers and polymer manufacture The pollution problem caused by the accumulation of plastics in disposal sites is an imminent issue that has to be resolved swiftly. As such, there is an increasing need for research and development in environmentally degradable polymers. This report discusses the four basic types of environmentally degradable polymers: biodegradable polymers, photodegradable polymers, oxidatively degradable polymers and hydrolytically degradable polymers. Additives such as Totally Degradable Polymer Additive (TDPA) which aids in the rate of degradation of polymers will be discussed. Other methods to reduce the polymer waste, such as the up-cycling of PET to form biodegradable polymers, will also be presented in this report. In addition, this report will discuss factors that affect the degradation rates of environmentally degradable polymers. At the end of the report, the author will attempt to create his own version of an ideal environmentally degradable polymer which fits all the degradation criteria as presented in the report. Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) 2010-06-04T01:24:10Z 2010-06-04T01:24:10Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39767 en Nanyang Technological University 64 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Polymers and polymer manufacture Lau, Kai Xiang. Design an ideal biodegradable polymer |
| title | Design an ideal biodegradable polymer |
| title_full | Design an ideal biodegradable polymer |
| title_fullStr | Design an ideal biodegradable polymer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design an ideal biodegradable polymer |
| title_short | Design an ideal biodegradable polymer |
| title_sort | design an ideal biodegradable polymer |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Chemical engineering::Polymers and polymer manufacture |
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