Polymer degradation (UV / thermal / biological)

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the polymer-physics-and-engineering subtree

Norrish photo-degradation; thermal-oxidation chain-cleavage; Hydrolytic / enzymatic-degradation. Stabilisers (HALS / antioxidants) extend life. Bridges to L5 environmental-chemistry plastic-pollution.

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