Current status on the biodegradability of acrylic polymers: microorganisms, enzymes and metabolic pathways involved.

ABSTRACT: Acrylic polymers (AP) are a diverse group of materials with broad applications, frequent use, and increasing demand. Some of the most used AP are polyacrylamide, polyacrylic acid, polymethyl methacrylates, and polyacrylonitrile. Although no information for the production of all AP types is published, data for the most used AP is around 9 MT/year, which gives an idea of the amount of waste that can be generated after products' lifecycles. After its lifecycle ends, the fate of an AP product will depend on its chemical structure, the environmental setting where it was used, and the regulations for plastic waste management existing in the different countries. Even though recycling is the best fate for plastic polymer wastes, few AP can be recycled, and most of them end up in landfills. Because

SUBMITTER: Gaytan I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7798386 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature