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K. K. Pant et al. (eds.), Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmental
Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65017-9_4
Biological and Environmental
Degradations of Polyamides, Polylactic
Acid, and Chitin for Future Prospects
Mohammad Asif Ali, Sukhdev Singh, Maninder Singh, and Gargi Joshi
Abstract Lately, the development of biobased polymers has been gaining attraction worldwide. Bio-based materials such as polyamide (PA), polylactic acid (PLA),
and chitin have been in great demand. They hold great value in a variety of fields
including in the automobile industry, packaging materials, as well as biomedical
applications. For example, the biodegradable drug-eluting stents with flexibility,
high mechanical property, and targeted drug releasing property can replace the
conventional ones to prevent restenosis. This chapter presents the recent trends and
developments of polyester, polyamide, and chitin and the future scientific challenges in the degradation of these polymers. Moreover, it presents the promising
development of polyester, polyamide, and chitin degradation as well as the ways of
improving their functionalities and wide range of applications towards the efficient
waste management.
Keywords Biodegradable polymer · Polyamide · Polyester · Biopolymer · Chitin
1 Introduction
Accumulation of plastic waste in soil and sea has been a significant and challenging environmental concern because of their long-lasting capability to stay in the
sea/soil without deterioration and generated at a rate approaching 400 Mt year
−1
[1]. Since the beginning of the plastic age after World War II [2], scientists have
developed various types of polymers depending on the necessities for mass consumption such as polyester and polyamide [2, 3]. Plastics find applications in
almost all areas of our life, and their versatile properties such as lightness,
M. Asif Ali, S. Singh, M. Singh and G. Joshi contributed equally to this work.
M. A. Ali (*) · M. Singh · G. Joshi
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Energy and Environment Area, Japan
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan
S. Singh
iSm2-Stereo, Faculty des Sciences, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
K. K. Pant et al. (eds.), Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmental
Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65017-9_4
Biological and Environmental
Degradations of Polyamides, Polylactic
Acid, and Chitin for Future Prospects
Mohammad Asif Ali, Sukhdev Singh, Maninder Singh, and Gargi Joshi
Abstract Lately, the development of biobased polymers has been gaining attraction worldwide. Bio-based materials such as polyamide (PA), polylactic acid (PLA),
and chitin have been in great demand. They hold great value in a variety of fields
including in the automobile industry, packaging materials, as well as biomedical
applications. For example, the biodegradable drug-eluting stents with flexibility,
high mechanical property, and targeted drug releasing property can replace the
conventional ones to prevent restenosis. This chapter presents the recent trends and
developments of polyester, polyamide, and chitin and the future scientific challenges in the degradation of these polymers. Moreover, it presents the promising
development of polyester, polyamide, and chitin degradation as well as the ways of
improving their functionalities and wide range of applications towards the efficient
waste management.
Keywords Biodegradable polymer · Polyamide · Polyester · Biopolymer · Chitin
1 Introduction
Accumulation of plastic waste in soil and sea has been a significant and challenging environmental concern because of their long-lasting capability to stay in the
sea/soil without deterioration and generated at a rate approaching 400 Mt year
−1
[1]. Since the beginning of the plastic age after World War II [2], scientists have
developed various types of polymers depending on the necessities for mass consumption such as polyester and polyamide [2, 3]. Plastics find applications in
almost all areas of our life, and their versatile properties such as lightness,
M. Asif Ali, S. Singh, M. Singh and G. Joshi contributed equally to this work.
M. A. Ali (*) · M. Singh · G. Joshi
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Energy and Environment Area, Japan
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan
S. Singh
iSm2-Stereo, Faculty des Sciences, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France