Biodegradation of a starch containing thermoplastic in standardized test systems

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 589-608

  Scandola, M ^a   Finelli, L ^a   Sarti, B ^a   Mergaert, Joris ^b   Swings, Jean ^b   Ruffieux, Kurt ^c   Wintermantel, Erich ^c   Boelens, Jan ^d   De Wilde, Bruno ^d   Müller, Wolf R ^e   Schäfer, Anja ^e   Fink, A Bärbel ^e   Bader, Herbert G ^f  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Organic Waste Systems Ghent   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^f FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR PROCESS ENGINEERING AND PACKAGING IVV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Poly( caprolactone); Standard Test; Starch

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001380344     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10601329808001999     Document Type: Article

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