Degradation of starch-poly([β-hydroxybutyrate-Co-β-hydroxyvalerate) bioplastic in tropical coastal waters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 431-437

  Imam, S H ^a   Gordon, S H ^a   Shogren, R L ^a   Tosteson, T R ^b   Govind, N S ^b   Greene, R V ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA HYDROXYBUTYRATE BETA HYDROXYVALERATE COPOLYMER; BIOPOLYMER; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; COASTAL WATERS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLASTIC WASTE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROORGANISM; OXIDATION; PH; SEASHORE; WATER POLLUTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0032974083     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.2.431-437.1999     Document Type: Article

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