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12th Standard
Chemistry
What are bio degradable polymers? Give examples.
How is terylene prepared?
Answers
1. The materials that are readily decomposed by microorganisms in the environment are called biodegradable.
2. Natural polymers degrade on their own after certain period of time but the synthetic polymers do not.
3. It leads to serious environmental pollution. One of the solution to this problem is to produce biodegradable polymers which can be broken down by soil micro organism.
Examples:
(i) Polyhydroxy butyrate (PHB)
(ii) Polyhydroxy butyrate-co-A- hydroxyl valerate (PHBV)
(iii) Polyglycolic acid (PGA), Polylactic acid (PLA)
(iv) Poly ( E caprolactone) (PCL)
(v) Biodegradable polymers are used in medical field such as surgical sutures, plasma substitute etc...
4. these polymers are decomposed by enzyme action and are either metabolized or excreted from the body.
(i) Monomers :Ethylene glycol and terepathalic acid (or) dimethyl terephthalate.
(ii) Catalyst : Zinc acetate and antimony trioxide.
(iii) Temperature : 500 K
(iv) Product : Terylene
(v) Uses : blending with cotton or wool fibres and as glass reinforcing materials in safety helmets
