Biodegradable chito-beads replacing non-biodegradable microplastics for cosmetics-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Biodegradable chito-beads replacing non-biodegradable microplastics for cosmetics

Published:2021 Issue:18 Volume:23 Page:6953-6965
ISSN:1463-9262
Container-title:Green Chemistry
language:en
Short-container-title:Green Chem.

Author:

Ju Sungbin¹²,Shin Giyoung¹,Lee Minkyung¹,Koo Jun Mo¹^ORCID,Jeon Hyeonyeol¹^ORCID,Ok Yong Sik³^ORCID,Hwang Dong Soo²^ORCID,Hwang Sung Yeon¹⁴^ORCID,Oh Dongyeop X.¹⁴^ORCID,Park Jeyoung¹²⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Research Center for Bio-based Chemistry, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Ulsan 44429, Republic of Korea

2. Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea

3. Korea Biochar Research Center, APRU Sustainable Waste Management Program & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea

4. Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea

Abstract

Biodegradable microbeads prepared by reacetylation of chitosan are readily applicable to skin exfoliators as substitutes to synthetic polymers with their suitable mechanical properties and high cleansing efficiencies.

Funder

Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Pollution,Environmental Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2021/GC/D1GC01588E

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