Environmental degradation of polyethylene

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 169, Issue , 2004, Pages 177-199

  Hakkarainen, Minna ^a   Albertsson, Ann Christine ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Degradation products; Environmental degradation; Environmental impact; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DICARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; OXOACID; POLYETHYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 2942633967     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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