Publication detail
Degradation products of synthetic polymers as emerging environmental contaminants
ČÁSLAVSKÝ, J. VÁVROVÁ, M. MÁCOVÁ, D. MRAVCOVÁ, L.
Original Title
Degradation products of synthetic polymers as emerging environmental contaminants
English Title
Degradation products of synthetic polymers as emerging environmental contaminants
Type
presentation
Language
Czech
Original Abstract
Synthetic polymers are widely used due to their excellent properties which can be "tailored" with respect to their planned use. The worldwide production of synthetic polymers is constantly increasing and these materials are used in a wide range of products. At the end of the product life cycle great part of the polymers is disposed on the waste dumps, where they remain usually for quite a long time and undergo various environmental degradation mechanisms. Due to huge amount of produced polymers it is advisable to evaluate the polymer degradation pathways, to identify the degradation products and to evaluate their possible environmental effects. In this study we focused our attention on the degradation mechanism and identification of degradation products of polyurethane foams, whose biodegradability was enhanced by the addition of biodegradable and bio-originated filler.
English abstract
Synthetic polymers are widely used due to their excellent properties which can be "tailored" with respect to their planned use. The worldwide production of synthetic polymers is constantly increasing and these materials are used in a wide range of products. At the end of the product life cycle great part of the polymers is disposed on the waste dumps, where they remain usually for quite a long time and undergo various environmental degradation mechanisms. Due to huge amount of produced polymers it is advisable to evaluate the polymer degradation pathways, to identify the degradation products and to evaluate their possible environmental effects. In this study we focused our attention on the degradation mechanism and identification of degradation products of polyurethane foams, whose biodegradability was enhanced by the addition of biodegradable and bio-originated filler.
Keywords
synthetic polymers, environmental degradation
Key words in English
synthetic polymers, environmental degradation
Authors
ČÁSLAVSKÝ, J.; VÁVROVÁ, M.; MÁCOVÁ, D.; MRAVCOVÁ, L.
Released
28. 8. 2008
Publisher
Fakulta chemická VUT v Brně
Location
Brno
ISBN
978-80-214-3715-9
Book
4th Meeting on Chemistry and Life: Book of Abstracts
Edition
1
Edition number
1
Pages from
16
Pages to
16
Pages count
1
BibTex
@misc{BUT63378,
author="Josef {Čáslavský} and Milada {Vávrová} and Daniela {Mácová} and Ludmila {Mravcová}",
title="Degradation products of synthetic polymers as emerging environmental contaminants",
booktitle="4th Meeting on Chemistry and Life: Book of Abstracts",
year="2008",
series="1",
edition="1",
pages="16--16",
publisher="Fakulta chemická VUT v Brně",
address="Brno",
isbn="978-80-214-3715-9",
note="presentation"
}