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Degradation Products of Synthetic Polymers: Potential Threat for the Environment

ČÁSLAVSKÝ, J. VÁVROVÁ, M. MÁCOVÁ, D. MRAVCOVÁ, L.

Original Title

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Synthetic polymers are widely used due to their excellent properties which can be "tailored" with respect to their planned use. The total amount of synthetic polymers produced and used all over the world is constantly increasing. At the end of their life cycle great part of the polymer containing products is disposed on the waste dumps, where they remain usually for quite a long time, because they are commonly resistant against the natural decomposition processes. Therefore, polymers with increased biodegradability are proposed and synthesized. Due to large mass flow in this field it would be very useful to evaluate the possible environmental effects of these polymers. The main aim of our study was the identification of degradation products of synthetic polymers of polyurethane type, modified by several additives improving their biodegradability under environmental (real as well as accelerated) conditions.

Keywords

synthetic polymers, degradation products, environmntal contaminants

Authors

ČÁSLAVSKÝ, J.; VÁVROVÁ, M.; MÁCOVÁ, D.; MRAVCOVÁ, L.

RIV year

2008

Released

27. 5. 2008

Publisher

Serbian Chemical Society

Location

Belgrade

ISBN

978-86-7132-037-5

Book

5th Symposium Chemistry and Environmental Protection - Book of Abstracts

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BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT26705,
  author="Josef {Čáslavský} and Milada {Vávrová} and Daniela {Mácová} and Ludmila {Mravcová}",
  title="Degradation Products of Synthetic Polymers: Potential Threat for the Environment",
  booktitle="5th Symposium Chemistry and Environmental Protection - Book of Abstracts",
  year="2008",
  series="1",
  number="1",
  pages="10--11",
  publisher="Serbian Chemical Society",
  address="Belgrade",
  isbn="978-86-7132-037-5"
}