Bioabsorbable Soy Protein Plastic Composites: Effect of Polyphosphate Fillers on Biodegradability

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-23

  Tkaczyk, Alan H ^a   Otaigbe, Joshua U ^a   Ho, Kai Lai G ^b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable polyphosphate fillers; Biodegradable plastic composites; Soil degradation; Soy protein plastic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347572354     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016088319709     Document Type: Article

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