Environmental degradation of peroxide modified poly(L-lactide)

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-106

  Södergård, Anders ^a   Selin, Johan Fredrik ^b   Pantke, Michael ^c  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Chemicals R and D   (Finland)

^c Ba fur Mat Forsch und Pruf   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; PEROXIDES; POLYMERS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SOILS;

BUTYLPEROXY BENZOATE; MOLAR MASS; PEROXIDE MODIFICATION; POLYLACTIDE;

WEATHERING;

EID: 0030232956     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(96)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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