Biodegradation of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoic acids) fibers and isolation of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid)-degrading microorganisms under aquatic environments

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-29

  Ohura, Takeshi ^a   Aoyagi, Yoshihiro ^b   Takagi, Ko Ichi ^b   Yoshida, Yasuhiko ^b   Kasuya, Ken Ichi ^c   Doi, Yoshiharu ^a,b,c  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; COPOLYMERS; ENZYMES; EROSION; LAKES; POLYESTERS; RIVERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEAWATER EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE DEPOLYMERASE; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYVALERIC ACID;

PLASTIC FILAMENTS;

EID: 0032740674     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(98)00057-3     Document Type: Article

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