Manufacture of biodegradable packaging foams from agar by freeze-drying

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 5825-5832

  Lee, Jong Pil ^a   Lee, Kun Hong ^a   Song, Hyun Kon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION; CELLS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPRESSION TESTING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FREEZING; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PACKAGING MATERIALS; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

AGAR; BEAM THEORY;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031270713     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018642406530     Document Type: Article

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