Recycling of pharmaceutical waste gelatin for controlled release applications II: A tri-fluralin based system

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1695-1709

  Kandil, Sherif ^a   Kenawy, El Refaie ^b   El Maghraby, Azza ^c   ElAshry, Elsayed H ^d  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

^c GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^d Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Controlled release; Herbicides; Pharmaceutical gelatin scraps; Recycling; Waste management

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; BIODEGRADATION; CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; RECYCLING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES;

BIODEGRADABLE MULCHING FILMS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; GELATIN; PLASTIC WASTES;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

RECYCLING;

EID: 12144274270     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PPT-200040073     Document Type: Article

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