Test Methods for Biodegradable Water-Soluble Polymers

given the need for biodegradable water-soluble polymers to protect the environment and the ready availability of a disposal infrastructure in almost every country in the world, the opportunity is obvious and waiting a solution. [Pg.497]

TEST METHODS FOR BIODEGRADABLE WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMERS [Pg.497]

Biodegradation may occur either aerobically or anaerobically, the former environment has received the most attention, as oxygen is usuaUy present in disposal environments for water-soluble polymers. However, anaerobic conditions do occur, for example, in anaerobic digesters in sewage treatment plants. The chemistries of the two different biodegradation pathways are expressed by the equations below [Pg.497]

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