Titel
Environmental Biodegradation of Water-Soluble Polymers: Key Considerations and Ways Forward
Autor*in
Glauco Battagliarin
BASF SE
Andreas Kuenkel
BASF SE
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Abstract
Water-soluble polymers (WSPs) have unique properties that are valuable in diverse applications ranging from home and personal care products to agricultural formulations. For applications that result in the release of WSPs into natural environments or engineered systems, such as agricultural soils and wastewater streams, biodegradable as opposed to nonbiodegradable WSPs have the advantage of breaking down and, thereby, eliminating the risk of persistence and accumulation. In this Commentary, we emphasize central steps in WSP biodegradation, discuss how these steps depend on both WSP properties and characteristics of the receiving environment, and highlight critical requirements for testing WSP biodegradability.
Stichwort
AdsorptionBiodegradationPeptides and proteinsPolymersTesting and assessment
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1646667
Erschienen in
Titel
Accounts of Chemical Research
Band
55
Ausgabe
16
ISSN
0001-4842
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Seitenanfang
2163
Seitenende
2167
Publication
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
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