Biodegradable polymeric materials - Not the origin but the chemical structure determines biodegradability

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1438-1442

  Witt, Uwe ^a   Yamamoto, Motonori ^a   Seeliger, Ursula ^a   Müller, Rolf Joachim ^b   Warzelhan, Volker ^a  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Composting; Copolyester; Metabolism; Polymers

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FUNGUS; MOULD; POLYMERIZATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033577849     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990517)38:10<1438::AID-ANIE1438>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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