caa a22 4500 445384964 CHVBK 20180317143029.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10924-011-0317-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10924-011-0317-1 Biodegradable Polymers- A Review on Recent Trends and Emerging Perspectives [Elektronische Daten] [Gisha Luckachan, C. Pillai] Recent trends in biodegradable polymers indicate significant developments in terms of novel design strategies and engineering to provide advanced polymers with comparably good performance. However, there are several inadequacies in terms of either technology or cost of production especially in the case of applications in environmental pollution. So, there is a need to have a fresh perspective on the design, properties and functions of these polymers with a view to developing strategies for future developments. The paper reviews the present state-of-art on biodegradable polymers and discusses the salient features of the design and properties of biodegradable polymers. Special emphasis is given to the problems and prospects of (1) approaches adopted to make non-biodegradable synthetic polymers such as polyethylene biodegradable and (2) biodegradable polymers and copolymers made from renewable resources especially poly(lactic acid) based polymers and copolymers which are emerging as the candidate biodegradable materials for the future. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2011 Biodegradable polymers nationallicence Environmental aspects nationallicence Recent trends nationallicence Future perspectives nationallicence Polyethylene nationallicence Poly(lactic acid) nationallicence Luckachan Gisha National Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Technology (formerly Regional Research Laboratory), CSIR, 695 019, Thiruvananthapuram, India aut Pillai C. National Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Technology (formerly Regional Research Laboratory), CSIR, 695 019, Thiruvananthapuram, India aut Journal of Polymers and the Environment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 19/3(2011-09-01), 637-676 1566-2543 19:3<637 2011 19 10924 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-011-0317-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-011-0317-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Luckachan Gisha National Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Technology (formerly Regional Research Laboratory), CSIR, 695 019, Thiruvananthapuram, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pillai C. National Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Technology (formerly Regional Research Laboratory), CSIR, 695 019, Thiruvananthapuram, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Polymers and the Environment Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 19/3(2011-09-01), 637-676 1566-2543 19:3<637 2011 19 10924 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer