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Biological and Environmental Degradations of Polyamides, Polylactic Acid, and Chitin for Future Prospects

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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.

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  1. M. Asif Ali, S. Singh, M. Singh and G. Joshi contributed equally to this work.

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Ali, M.A., Singh, S., Singh, M., Joshi, G. (2021). Biological and Environmental Degradations of Polyamides, Polylactic Acid, and Chitin for Future Prospects. In: Pant, K.K., Gupta, S.K., Ahmad, E. (eds) Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65017-9_4

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