Polyamide-6 fibre degradation by a lignolytic fungus

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-104

  Klun, Urša ^a   Friedrich, Jožica ^a   Kržan, Andrej ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Fungi; Polyamide 6; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FUNGI; MELTING; NITROGEN; PLASTIC FILMS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYMER FIBERS;

POLYAMIDES;

EID: 0037210665     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(02)00260-4     Document Type: Article

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