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Future of Vinyl Banners: Chemical Composition, Toxicity, Environmental Impact and Degradation

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  • Saroj Yadav
  • Swati Baliyan
  • Guru Prasad V
  • Sibi G

    (Department of Biotechnology, Indian Academy Degree College- Autonomous, India)

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Poly vinyl chloride (PVC) is a thermoplastic of about 800-1500 monomer units long. Due to its low cost, desirable properties and versatility, PVC can be processed into a wide range of short-life products. As a result of increasing consumption of PVC-made products, the quantity of used PVC items entering the waste stream is gradually increased. One application of PVC is as either a thin or thick coating for flexible polyester advertising banners. PVC-coated banners are particularly challenging for recycling, as the PVC is bonded to another polymer, usually polyester. The whole life cycle of polyvinyl chloride banner industry releases a lot of solid wastes, air wastes, water wastes and other environmental toxins. Cross-linking, thermooxidative degradation of polymer and plasticizers, polymer dehydrochlorination, and diffusional desorption of a plasticizer occurs in aged PVC materials.

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  • Saroj Yadav & Swati Baliyan & Guru Prasad V & Sibi G, 2018. "Future of Vinyl Banners: Chemical Composition, Toxicity, Environmental Impact and Degradation," International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 15(4), pages 90-95, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijesnr:v:15:y:2018:i:4:p:90-95
    DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2018.15.555916
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    1. Audi, Marc & Ali, Amjad & Fayad Hamadeh, Hani, 2022. "Nexus among innovations, financial development and economic growth in developing countries," MPRA Paper 115220, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    earth and environment journals; environment journals; open access environment journals; peer reviewed environmental journals; open access; juniper publishers; ournal of Environmental Sciences; juniper publishers journals ; juniper publishers reivew;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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