Effects of ultraviolet light (315 nm), temperature and relative humidity on the degradation of polylactic acid plastic films

Chemosphere

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 763-773

  Copinet, Alain ^a   Bertrand, Celine ^a   Govindin, Stephanie ^a   Coma, Veronique ^b   Couturier, Yves ^a  

^a Ctr d'Etud Rech Mat E   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Coextrusion; Degradation; Poly(lactic acid); Starch; UV treatment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GLASS TRANSITION; ORGANIC ACIDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

POLYLACTIC ACIDS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

PLASTIC; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; FILM; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 1542358206     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.11.038     Document Type: Article

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