Thermal, crystallization, and biodegradation behavior of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) blends with poly(butylene succinate-co-butylene adipate) and poly(butylene succinate-co-ε-caprolactone)

Polymer Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 184-192

  He, Yong ^a   Masuda, Takashi ^b   Cao, Amin ^a   Yoshie, Naoko ^a   Doi, Yoshiharu ^c   Inoue, Yoshio ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATL INST OF MAT AND CHEM RES   (Japan)

^c INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYESTERS; SOLUBILITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BINARY BLENDS; WEIGHT LOSS ANALYSIS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0032676953     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.31.184     Document Type: Article

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