Biodegradation of poly(vinyl alcohol) with different molecular weights and degree of hydrolysis

Elastic Capacitor Electrode Based on Carbon‐embedded Polymer Matrix

“…PVA is a binding agent due to its good adhesion and the film forming properties. One of the notable advantages of resolving a composite with PVA (versus others), is that PVA is less toxic and is biodegradable in the natural environment . It does not require organic solvents and works readily with water.…”

Elastic Capacitor Electrode Based on Carbon‐embedded Polymer Matrix

“…PVA is a binding agent due to its good adhesion and the film forming properties. One of the notable advantages of resolving a composite with PVA (versus others), is that PVA is less toxic and is biodegradable in the natural environment . It does not require organic solvents and works readily with water.…”

Photocatalytic Rejuvenation Enabled Self-Sanitizing, Reusable, and Biodegradable Masks against COVID-19

“…In the meantime, we fabricated the mask with a circular design by using biodegradable precursor polymers of PVA and PEO as well as an environmentally friendly wood-derived nanocellulose instead of synthetic plastics. All these three components are biodegradable polymers that can be degraded by environmental microorganisms; for example, Pseudomonas strains are capable of degrading PVA and PEO, 15 , 16 while many cellulolytic fungi and bacteria produce cellulase to biodegrade CNF. 17 , 18 These polymer blends were designed for intimate intermolecular interactions that can enhance their processability and the mechanical performance of the resultant mask.…”

Biodegradability of Polyvinyl Alcohol Based Film Used for Liquid Detergent Capsules

“…Upon intracellular enzymatic de-acetylation, these can be further metabolised via the classical b-oxidation pathway and Krebs cycle. This mechanism is common to all PVOH-degrading microorganisms (Solaro et al [21]). Among the degrading strains, many species can be found in the genus Pseudomonas and Sphingomonas (Yamamatsu et al [22]).…”

Elastic Capacitor Electrode Based on Carbon‐embedded Polymer Matrix

“…PVA is a binding agent due to its good adhesion and the film forming properties. One of the notable advantages of resolving a composite with PVA (versus others), is that PVA is less toxic and is biodegradable in the natural environment . It does not require organic solvents and works readily with water.…”

Photocatalytic Rejuvenation Enabled Self-Sanitizing, Reusable, and Biodegradable Masks against COVID-19

“…In the meantime, we fabricated the mask with a circular design by using biodegradable precursor polymers of PVA and PEO as well as an environmentally friendly wood-derived nanocellulose instead of synthetic plastics. All these three components are biodegradable polymers that can be degraded by environmental microorganisms; for example, Pseudomonas strains are capable of degrading PVA and PEO, 15 , 16 while many cellulolytic fungi and bacteria produce cellulase to biodegrade CNF. 17 , 18 These polymer blends were designed for intimate intermolecular interactions that can enhance their processability and the mechanical performance of the resultant mask.…”

Biodegradability of Polyvinyl Alcohol Based Film Used for Liquid Detergent Capsules

“…Upon intracellular enzymatic de-acetylation, these can be further metabolised via the classical b-oxidation pathway and Krebs cycle. This mechanism is common to all PVOH-degrading microorganisms (Solaro et al [21]). Among the degrading strains, many species can be found in the genus Pseudomonas and Sphingomonas (Yamamatsu et al [22]).…”

Elastic Capacitor Electrode Based on Carbon‐embedded Polymer Matrix

“…PVA is a binding agent due to its good adhesion and the film forming properties. One of the notable advantages of resolving a composite with PVA (versus others), is that PVA is less toxic and is biodegradable in the natural environment . It does not require organic solvents and works readily with water.…”

Photocatalytic Rejuvenation Enabled Self-Sanitizing, Reusable, and Biodegradable Masks against COVID-19

“…In the meantime, we fabricated the mask with a circular design by using biodegradable precursor polymers of PVA and PEO as well as an environmentally friendly wood-derived nanocellulose instead of synthetic plastics. All these three components are biodegradable polymers that can be degraded by environmental microorganisms; for example, Pseudomonas strains are capable of degrading PVA and PEO, 15 , 16 while many cellulolytic fungi and bacteria produce cellulase to biodegrade CNF. 17 , 18 These polymer blends were designed for intimate intermolecular interactions that can enhance their processability and the mechanical performance of the resultant mask.…”

Biodegradability of Polyvinyl Alcohol Based Film Used for Liquid Detergent Capsules

“…Upon intracellular enzymatic de-acetylation, these can be further metabolised via the classical b-oxidation pathway and Krebs cycle. This mechanism is common to all PVOH-degrading microorganisms (Solaro et al [21]). Among the degrading strains, many species can be found in the genus Pseudomonas and Sphingomonas (Yamamatsu et al [22]).…”