Effects of temperature and relative humidity on polylactic acid plastic degradation

Journal of Environmental Polymer Degradation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-92

  Ho, Kai Lai G ^a   Pometto III, Anthony L ^a   Hinz, Paul N ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Polylactic acid; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTIC COATINGS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLYLACTIC ACID;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0033359822     PISSN: 10647546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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