Comparative degradation by micro-organisms of terephthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, their esters and polyesters

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-16

  Lefevre C ^a   Mathieu, C ^a   Tidjani, A ^a,d   Dupret, I ^a   Vander Wauven, C ^b   De Winter, W ^c   David, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b Institut de Recherches du CERIA   (Belgium)

^c AGFA GEVAERT N V   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

Author keywords

2,6 naphthalene dicarboxylic acid; 2,6 naphthalene dimethylcarboxylate; Biodegradation; Dimethylterephthalate; Terephthalic acid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DERIVATIVES; POLYESTERS; SOILS;

DIMETHYLESTER; DIMETHYLTEREPHTHALATE; NAPHTHALENE DICARBOXYLIC ACID; NAPHTHALENE DIMETHYLCARBOXYLATE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 0033115740     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(98)00164-5     Document Type: Article

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