polyesters Flashcards
1
Q
what are polyesters
A
a polymer made of lots of molecules joined together in a chain by ester groups
2
Q
what is a polymer
A
a long chain of monomers
3
Q
what is a monomer
A
identical molecules
4
Q
what are bipolyesters
A
polyesters that are biodegradable
5
Q
what does biodegradable mean
A
microbes such as bacteria and fungi can use enzymes to break down the polymer
