Hydrolytic degradation of copolymers based on l-lactic acid and bis-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 24-31

  Olewnik, E ^a   Czerwinski W ^a   Nowaczyk, J ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Degradation; Hydrolysis; l Lactic acid; Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDROLYSIS; MELTING; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BUFFER SOLUTIONS; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; LACTIC ACID;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33845610087     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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