Abstract
Since its invention in the last century, plastic has been widely used in various fields and has become the most used material at present. While it is convenient for people's life, the massive use of plastics has also brought about serious environmental pollution problems. Therefore, the research on degradable polymer materials and their related applications has become a research direction for more and more scholars. This paper introduces several environmentally friendly polymer materials, including two natural polymers, cellulose and lignin, and a synthetic polymer, poly (butylene succinate) (PBS), they all have excellent biodegradability. This paper also discusses their structures, properties, and applications in related fields. Cellulose has good resistance to hydrolysis and can be used in food packaging and tableware; lignin can be extracted from wide range of sources and is suitable for medical applications; PBS has good overall performance and can be used in many fields after copolymerization or blending modification with other substances. The study of renewable/sustainable polymers is of great significance to environmental protection and to solve the environmental pollution problem, but the study of degradation properties and applications of many polymers is still at the initial stage, more research results are expected in the future.
Publisher
Darcy & Roy Press Co. Ltd.