In recent years, we often hear or see items and topics with biodegradable words such as “biodegradable tableware”, “biodegradable bags”, “biodegradable boxes”, etc. In this environment where the environmental protection Under the environment of environmental protection and the serious harm of disposable tableware, the use of biodegradable materials is becoming more and more widespread and gradually involves all aspects of life. Do you know what biodegradable materials can replace plastic?
I. Definition
Degradable materials are materials that can be degraded in both thermodynamic and kinetic sense over a period of time. According to the exogenous factors of degradation, they can be divided into photodegradable materials, biodegradable materials, etc. In common sense, they are materials that can be degraded by sunlight, biodegraded, and naturally degraded in natural environment without causing harm to the environment, and the substances produced by degradation will be absorbed by the environment.