Fig. 3: Effect of Tg and Mn on polymer degradation. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Effect of Tg and Mn on polymer degradation.

From: Ranking environmental degradation trends of plastic marine debris based on physical properties and molecular structure

Fig. 3

a Abiotic processes for Tg values < 0 °C, b biotic processes and photo-initiated oxidation for Tg values < 0 °C, c abiotic processes for Tg values > 0 °C, d biotic processes and photo-initiated oxidation for Tg values > 0 °C. Degradation categories depicted on 5-tier scale and shown by size of data point and color (yellow > light green > green > blue > purple).

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