Ameliorated photodegradation performance of polyethylene and polystyrene films incorporated with ZnO-PVP catalyst

• Main Authors: Lam, S.-M., Chew, K.-C., Sin, J.-C., Zeng, H., Lin, H., Li, H., Lim, J.W., Mohamed, A.R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85128255858&doi=10.1016%2fj.jece.2022.107594&partnerID=40&md5=7ca38df007b4ada0826574a69f363366; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/33052/

Ubiquitous occurrence and indiscriminate disposal of plastic waste have urged us to search a new and useful strategy to battle the menace of plastic contamination. Herein, we demonstrated an effective way to degrade two common plastic films, namely polyethylene (PE) and polystyrene (PS) through ZnO-...