Photocatalytic activity and biodegradation of polyhydroxybutyrate films containing titanium dioxide

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1800-1807

  Yew, Saw Peng ^a   Tang, Hui Ying ^a   Sudesh, Kumar ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Microbial degradation; PHB TiO2 composite film; Photocatalytic degradation; Photocatalytic sterilization

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PHB-TIO2 COMPOSITE FILM; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC STERILIZATION;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 33646513782     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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