Photobiodegradation of low-density polyethylene/banana starch films

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 2725-2736

  Ratanakamnuan, Usarat ^a   Aht Ong, Duangdao ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Banana starch; Biodegradable; Blends; Polyethylene; Polyethylene graft maleic anhydride

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYMER BLENDS; STARCH; THIN FILMS;

BANANA STARCH; BLEND FILMS; POLYETHYLENE-GRAFT-MALEIC ANHYDRIDE;

BIODEGRADATION;

BANANA FIBER; BIODEGRADABILITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM ANALYSIS; GRAFTING; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER BLEND; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 33645754501     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.23048     Document Type: Article

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