Biodegradation of high-strength and high-modulus PE-starch composite films buried in several kinds of soils

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Physics

Volumn 41 B, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 85-98

  Nakashima, Teruo ^a   Ito, Hiraku ^b   Matsuo, Masaru ^c  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Heian Jogakuin University   (Japan)

^c NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTIC MODULI; GELATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

STARCH COMPOSITE FILMS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0036209067     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MB-120002348     Document Type: Article

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