Journal
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 141, Issue 1, Pages 85-108Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-007-9212-6
Keywords
plastic foam; synthetic polymer; biodegradation
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Synthetic polymeric foams have pervaded every aspect of modern life. Although foams provide numerous benefits, they also cause a significant environmental litter problem because of their recalcitrant and xenobiotic nature. Biodegradation may provide solution to the problem, but not enough is known about the biodegradation process of synthetic plastic and plastic-based foams. This review has been written to provide an overview of the current state of plastic foam biodegradation. Several biodegradation pathways of a few select synthetic polymers are also presented along with a discussion on some of the physico-chemical factors that can influence the biodegradation of plastic foams.
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