Report: Ultimate degradability of various kinds of biodegradable plastics under controlled composting conditions

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 184-189

  Ohtaki, Akihito ^a   Nakasaki, Kiyohiko ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable plastic; Composting; Degradability; Microorganisms; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROORGANISMS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); WASTE TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; ULTIMATE DEGRADABILITY;

PLASTICS;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034175936     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3070.2000.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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