THE MECHANISM OF BIODEGRADATION OF POLYETHYLENE

被引:472
作者
ALBERTSSON, AC
ANDERSSON, SO
KARLSSON, S
机构
[1] Royal Inst of Technology, Stockholm, Swed, Royal Inst of Technology, Stockholm, Swed
关键词
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING - PLASTICS FILMS - Radiation Effects - SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED; -; THERMOPLASTICS; Testing;
D O I
10.1016/0141-3910(87)90084-X
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
LDPE films have been exposed to abiotic and biotic environments. The films were UV irradiated for periods of 0,7,14,26 and 42 days before being mixed with water and soil. Degraded LDPE films were examined by infra-red spectroscopy. The carbonyl peak increased with time in the abiotic environment and the oxidative degradation reported in our earlier works was confirmed. This mechanism is compared, on the one hand, with abiotic photooxidation, Norrish type I and II degradation, and, on the other, with the biotic paraffin degradation. Abiotic, as well as biotic, ester formation mechanisms are also presented.
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页码:73 / 87
页数:15
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