Evaluation of biodegradabilities of biosynthetic and chemosynthetic polyesters in river water

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-286

  Doi, Yoshiharu ^a   Kasuya, Ken Ichi ^a   Abe, Hideki ^a   Koyama, Naoyuki ^a   Ishiwatari, Shin Ichi ^b   Takagi, Koichi ^b   Yoshida, Yasuhiko ^b  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPOSITION; COPOLYMERS; EROSION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLASTIC FILMS; RIVERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; WATER;

BIOSYNTHETIC POLYESTERS; CHEMOSYNTHETIC POLYESTERS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON CONCENTRATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0030104339     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-3910(95)00178-6     Document Type: Article

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