Development of biodegradable plastic - Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate/polycaprolactone blend polymer

Kobunshi Ronbunshu

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 263-270

  Urakami, Teizi ^a   Imagawa, Shigeki ^a   Masahiro, Harada ^a   Iwamoto, Akira ^b   Tokiwa, Yutaka ^c  

^a MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY INC   (Japan)

^b JSP Corporation   (Japan)

^c NATL INST BIOSCI HUM TECHNOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable Plastic; Biodegradable Polymer; Blend Polymer; PHB PCL Blend Polymer; Poly hydroxybutyurate (PHB); Polycaprolactone (PCL)

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COPOLYMERS; DECOMPOSITION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLASTIC SHEETS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHERS; TENSILE TESTING; WATER;

POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0033700605     PISSN: 03862186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/koron.57.263     Document Type: Article

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