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Polymer Degradation

Polymer Degradation is the chemical breakdown of polymer molecules into smaller fragments through cleavage of covalent bonds in the polymer backbone, initiated by environmental factors such as heat, light, oxygen, or hydrolytic agents, distinguishing it from physical deterioration processes that do not alter molecular structure.

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931.5K

Citations

44.7K

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5.8K

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2017–2026

3.8K

Variants

Degradation Of Polymers

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Publications

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Kinetics of thermal degradation of char‐forming plastics from thermogravimetry. Application to a phenolic plastic

Henry L. Friedman · Journal of Polymer Science Part C Polymer Symposia · 1964 · 3.8K citations

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Degradation Rates of Plastics in the Environment

Ali Chamas, Hyunjin Moon, Jiajia Zheng et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 2020 · 3.3K citations · Full text

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Stability/degradation of polymer solar cells

Mikkel Jørgensen, Kion Norrman, Frederik C. Krebs · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells · 2008 · 2.3K citations

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An engineered PET depolymerase to break down and recycle plastic bottles

Vincent Tournier, Christopher M. Topham, A. Gilles et al. · Nature · 2020 · 2.1K citations

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Pathways for degradation of plastic polymers floating in the marine environment

Berit Gewert, Merle Plassmann, Matthew MacLeod · Environmental Science Processes & Impacts · 2015 · 2K citations · Full text

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Authors

44.7K

  1. AA
    Ann‐Christine Albertsson

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

    93 publications · 7.1K citations

    46

    h-index

  2. YD
    Yoshiharu Doi

    Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

    80 publications · 6.6K citations

    46

    h-index

  3. IM
    I.C. McNeill

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    108 publications · 6.3K citations

    41

    h-index

  4. NG
    N. Grassië

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    84 publications · 5.2K citations

    40

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  5. JG
    Jean‐Luc Gardette

    Université Clermont Auvergne, France

    74 publications · 4.9K citations

    39

    h-index

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Institutions

5.8K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    87 h-index

    1.8K publications

    125.4K citations

  2. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Stockholm, Sweden

    64 h-index

    501 publications

    34.3K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    62 h-index

    1.2K publications

    57.3K citations

  4. Université Clermont Auvergne

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

    55 h-index

    421 publications

    28.2K citations

  5. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    51 h-index

    353 publications

    20.6K citations

  6. Sichuan University

    Chengdu, China

    50 h-index

    694 publications

    29.4K citations

  7. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    45 h-index

    337 publications

    19.4K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    44 h-index

    221 publications

    23.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Polymer Degradation and Stability

    2.3K publications · 133.5K citations

    153

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  2. Macromolecules

    536 publications · 35.8K citations

    99

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  3. Polymer

    513 publications · 36.4K citations

    99

    h-index

  4. Journal of Applied Polymer Science

    1.4K publications · 53.1K citations

    92

    h-index

  5. Biomaterials

    165 publications · 24K citations

    87

    h-index

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