Any probable technique or catalytic agent to degrade the plastic material without polluting environment? Kindly share your opinion or any article related to this.
Plastic can be degraded using solar light and a semiconducteur and the process is known as photocatalysis
Converting them to re-usable products so that they undergo wear and tear as they get consumed.
Thank you Neda Ravankhah
, Emmanuel V Murray, Benabbas Khaled and Kiprotich Kiptum for your valuable opinion and comments. The related articles are helpful indeed.
Dear all, please check the following documents for further information. My Kindest
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144719
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5515372_Biological_Degradation_of_Plastics_A_Comprehensive_Review
Hi;
Indian researchers have used an environmentally friendly strategy to degrade the chemically inert and physically stable fluoropolymer. Degradation of the polymer is achieved by continuous stirring in water containing 1,000 ppm glucose and metal ions for about 15 days at 70°C. Using the same strategy, the team was also able to degrade polypropylene.
According to the researchers, triboelectric degradation of PTFE, polypropylene and other polymers could occur in nature in large bodies of water such as oceans, where metal ions are in abundance and waves provide constant agitation.
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I think that the enzymatic method is a process without polluting environment!
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Thank you Abdelkader BOUAZIZ, Doufnoune RACHIDA Rachida and Fatma Zohra Benabid for sharing your opinions. Abdelkader BOUAZIZ, the related articles will certainly be helpful.
Hi. I hope the following review paper could help you:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720382528
Thank you Dr. Aref Wazwaz for sharing the latest review article related to this discussion. Dr. Abdelkader BOUAZIZ and Dr. Neda Ravankhah have also recommended this article too. It does address physicochemical & microbial degradation of plastic wastes alongside recommendations for future research as seen from the outline of research. However, I am unable to download the full-length text as I don't have access to the portal. Aref Wazwaz sir, can you kindly mail me the full-text if it is convenient to you. I have texted you my email id in your RG message.
If it's microplastics, there are some studies on TiO2 that work very well. TiO2 can be deposited in the form of thin sheets on a surface, and then this material is brought into contact with the solution containing microplastics. After irradiation, the catalyst can degrade a high percentage of the polymer in less than 1 hour. This principle is being put into practice for the design of continuous microplastic photodegradation systems.
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