Effect of low molecular weight additives on enzymatic degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

Polymer

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 3227-3234

  Yoshie, N ^a   Nakasato, K ^a   Fujiwara, M ^a   Kasuya, K ^b   Abe, H ^b   Doi, Y ^b   Inoue, Y ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial polyester; Enzymatic degradation; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate)

Indexed keywords

LAURYL ALCOHOL; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); TRIBUTYRIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; MISCIBILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ADDITIVES; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ENZYMES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0034684873     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(99)00547-9     Document Type: Article

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