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“Degradation for all types of plastics, whether considered eco-friendly or not, is ultimately the result of chemical changes in the structure of the material reducing its molecular weight, invariably weakening its structural integrity (reviewed by Singh and Sharma, 2008).”
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“The addition of acid catalysts, such as zeolites, has also been reported in the literature for use in transforming polymers into hydrocarbons by favoring hydrogen transfer reactions (Singh and Sharma, 2008).”
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“Considerable research has been performed on enhancing the degradation of PS through the addition of catalysts (reviewed by Singh and Sharma, 2008).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Singh, B., & Sharma, N.
- Affiliations
- Himachal Pradesh University (IN)
- Corresponding author
- Singh, Baljit
- Venue
- Polymer Degradation and Stability
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-03
- Volume
- 93
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 561-584
- ISSN
- 0141-3910 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2068189087
- Cited by
- 1,569
- References
- 245
- Citations by year
- 2026: 90 · 2025: 153 · 2024: 189 · 2023: 184 · 2022: 188 · 2021: 157 · 2020: 130 · 2019: 83 · 2018: 65 · 2017: 66 · 2016: 51 · 2015: 51 · 2014: 42 · 2013: 44 · 2012: 25
- FWCI
- 8.08
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Polymer Degradation and Stability (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer Science and PVC
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Keywords
- plastic degradation, degradation mechanism, photo-oxidative degradation, thermal degradation, mechanochemical degradation, catalytic degradation, biodegradation
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