Chemistry A-Level
Biodegradable polymers
What Biodegradable polymers means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Biodegradable polymers
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Polymers that are broken down by microorganisms, so they decompose in soil and reduce the volume of persistent plastic waste.
Topics that use Biodegradable polymers
- Alkenes (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Addition polymerisation
- Addition polymerisation of alkenes
- Addition reactions forming other organic chemicals
- Atomic number and first point of difference
- Biodegradable and renewable alternatives
- bond breaking and bond formation
- Bromine water test for unsaturation
- Cahn–Ingold–Prelog priority rules
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