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. 2022 Sep 12;12(18):3158. doi: 10.3390/nano12183158

Table 3.

Compared advantages and disadvantages of three main degradations.

Degradation Type Commonly Used Reagent Advantages Disadvantages Ref.
Chemical degradation HCl; acetylsalicylic acid; Calcium Thiocyanate; 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazole chloride and WCl6; Degradation rate can reach more than 80%; The reaction is relatively stable; short reaction time and strict reaction conditions; Serious pollution to the environment; strict reaction conditions; [139,140,141,142]
Physical degradation Thermal degradation; Photodegradation; Electron laser; Less pollution to the environment; the reaction is controllable; High experiment cost; Less degradation quantity; [143,144]
Biological degradation Cellulase; Pectinase; Hemicellulose; Rhizobium sp.; Aeromonas caviae; Serratia sp.; Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases; No pollution to the environment; suitable for the degradation of large amounts of cellulose; The composting of bacterial flora takes a long time; the enzyme activity was unstable so the degradation yields are unstable; Cellulase from different sources varies greatly in structure and function; [145,146]