Biodegradation of starch and acrylic-grafted starch by Aspergillus niger

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2764-2770

  Moreno Chulim, M V ^a   Barahona Perez, F ^a   Canche Escamilla, G ^a  

^a Ctro Invest Cientifica de Yucatan   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Graft copolymers; Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; BIODEGRADATION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ACRYLIC GRAFTED STARCH; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; POLYBUTYL ACRYLATE;

GRAFT COPOLYMERS;

POLY(BUTYL ACRYLATE); POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); STARCH;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIODEGRADATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID CULTURE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ACRYLIC; BIODEGRADABILITY; GRAFT COPOLYMER; STARCH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 0037778600     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.12427     Document Type: Article

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