The blog post provides approximate degradation rate of plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate, high density polyethylene, etc in landfill and marine conditions.
Approximate Degradation Rate of Plastics
Author: Polymer Technologist
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This is Dr. Pravin Kadam (PK). I completed my B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. (Tech.) in Polymer Engineering and Technology from the Institute of Chemical Technology (formerly UDCT), Mumbai, India.
Curious to know and understand latest research developments in the field of polymers, I started this blog to keep myself aware of them.
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