Author(s)

Zhenbiao Miao ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, West Anhui University, Lu'an, 237012, China

Corresponding Author

Zhenbiao Miao

ABSTRACT

With the rapid development of the plastics industry, plastic degradation has formed a complex and diverse industry in just a few decades, occupying an important position in the development of the economy. Plastic products are widely used because of their low price, portability, and durability, but their difficult-to-biodegrade characteristics have led to serious environmental pollution problems worldwide, causing widespread international attention to effective plastic waste management and degradation technologies. Based on the current situation of production and technology development at home and abroad, this paper studies the mechanism and future development trend of degraded plastics by analyzing the degradation methods of biodegradable plastics, photothermal degradable plastics, starch-modified plastics, microbial degradable plastics, and so on. Multi-dimensional degradation technology and reuse is a necessary path for the sustainable development of the plastics industry, and also an effective way to solve the problem of plastic pollution.

KEYWORDS

Plastic Pollution, Plastic Degradation Technology, Environmental Impact, Multidimensional Degradation, Sustainable Development

CITE THIS PAPER

Zhenbiao Miao, Impact of Plastic Pollution on the Environment and Application of Multidimensional Degradation Technology. Environment and Climate Protection (2024) Vol. 3: 34-39. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/envcp.2024.030105.

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