Relevance of aquatic biodegradation tests for predicting degradation of polymeric materials during biological solid waste treatment

Chemosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 461-473

  Van Der Zee, M ^a   Stoutjesdijk, J H ^a   Feil, H ^a   Feijen, J ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Carbon conversion; Cellulose acetate; Controlled composting test; Modified Sturm test

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE ACETATE; POLYMER;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; FUNGUS; LABORATORY; MINERALIZATION; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PH; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CELLULOSE; FUNGI; POLYMERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRODUCT PACKAGING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); FUNGI;

EID: 0032008224     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)10017-0     Document Type: Article

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