Biodegradability of degradable plastic waste

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-100

  Agamuthu, P ^a   Faizura, Putri Nadzrul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Degradable plastic; Fourier transform infra red; Hydrolytically; Oxidatively; Pro oxidant; Wmr 800 3

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBONYLATION; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CARBON-FREE MEDIA; DEGRADABLE PLASTIC; ENVIRONMENTALLY DEGRADABLE PLASTICS; PLASTIC WASTE; PRO-OXIDANT ADDITIVE; PSEUDOMONAS AEROGINOSA;

PLASTICS;

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBONYLATION; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PLASTICS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROLYSIS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIDATION; PLASTIC WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LANDFILL; MALAYSIA; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; AIR; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; HEAT; MATERIALS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOIL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

AIR; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; HEAT; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYETHYLENE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

EID: 23844487180     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X05051045     Document Type: Article

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