Microbial degradation of the natural rubber in tire tread compound by a strain of Nocardia

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 403-409

  Tsuchii, Akio ^a   Tokiwa, Yutaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microbial degradation; Natural rubber; Truck tire tread

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON BLACK; DISINTEGRATION; INORGANIC POLYMERS; OLIGOMERS; TIRES;

HIGH GRADE CARBON BLACK; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH;

RUBBER;

BACTERIUM; BLACK CARBON; DEGRADATION; ISOPRENE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMER; RUBBER; TIRE;

NOCARDIA;

EID: 33751524643     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-006-0026-3     Document Type: Article

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