Poly(lactic acid) degradation in soil or under controlled conditions

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 62, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 2295-2302

  Torres, A ^a   Li, S M ^b   Roussos, S ^a   Vert, M ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PH EFFECTS; SOILS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ESTERASE; FILAMENTOUS FUNGI; LACTIC ACID POLYMERS;

AGING OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0030392764     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19961226)62:13<2295::AID-APP14>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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