- all
plastics that are
being produced and
commercialized will
actually biodegrade in
natural environments. One test that has been
developed for this purpose...
- Dicamba, a
widely used herbicide,
biodegrades by
demethylation to give 3,6-dichlorosalicylic acid,
catalyzed by a
dioxygenase enzyme....
- salt of PCP, the
latter of
which dissolves easily in water. It can be
biodegraded by some bacteria,
including Sphingobium chlorophenoli****. PCP has been...
- (ED3A),
diacetate (EDDA), and
monoacetate (EDMA) – 92% of EDDA and EDMA
biodegrades in 20
hours while ED3A
displays significantly higher resistance. Many...
- recycled. Typically, 99
percent of the
amine oxide is recovered. NMMO
biodegrades without producing harmful products.
Since there is
little waste product...
- compound;
however the
linear compound biodegrades far more quickly,
making it the
safer choice over time. It is
biodegraded rapidly under aerobic conditions...
-
metabolize polyethylene plastic films into
ethylene glycol, a
compound which biodegrades rapidly. This
unusual ability to
digest matter classically thought of...
- also in detergents.
Laboratory tests have
indicated that it does
readily biodegrade.
Cetrimonium bromide – a C19
structural analogue Cetrimonium chloride...
-
required restaurants to
switch to
disposable food
containers that
would biodegrade if
added to food compost. In 2013, San Jose
became reportedly the largest...
-
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is a
global pollutant that has been
found in
drinking water. It
appears not to
biodegrade....
