Recent trends in biodegradable polymers indicate significant developments in terms of
novel design strategies and engineering to provide advanced polymers with comparably …

Plastic waste disposal is one of the serious environmental issues being tackled by our
society today. Polyethylene, particularly in packaging films, has received criticism as it tends …

Plastic biodegradation has emerged as a sustainable approach and green alternative in
handling the ever-increasing accumulation of plastic wastes in the environment. The …

The degradation of abiotically aged low density polyethylene (LDPE) films containing trace
quantities of a representative pro-oxidant (cobalt stearate) was investigated in the presence …

This article investigates the influence of a pro-oxidant additive on the accelerated and
environmental degradation of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and low density …

Transition metal stearates have been reported to act as effective pro-oxidants for
polyethylene, even at trace concentrations. This study is an attempt to investigate the effect …

Undoubtedly the applications of polymers are rapidly evolving. Technology is continually
changing and quickly advancing as polymers are needed to solve a variety of day-to-day …

An accessible reference requiring minimal chemistry background, this work offers insight
into the chemical processes used in emerging technologies to achieve sustainable energy …

This paper reports the results of photo-oxidative degradation studies of LDPE in the
presence of varying amounts of oxidised polyethylene (OPE), which was prepared by …

The effect of iron and calcium stearates on the degradation of polyethylene (LDPE and
LLDPE), under natural and artificial exposure, has been studied. The activity of stearates …