Evaluation of the types of starch for preparation of LDPE/starch blends

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-370

  Vinhas, Glória Maria ^a   Moreira De Lima, Suzana ^a   Santos, Lívia Almeida ^a   Lima, Maria Alice Gomes De Andrade ^a   Bastos De Almeida, Yêda Medeiros ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amylolytic enzymes; Blends; Phanerochaete crysosporium; Polyethylene; Starch; Talaromyces wortmanii

Indexed keywords

CRYSOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; TALAROMYCES; TALAROMYCES WORTMANNII;

EID: 34547643192     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132007000300001     Document Type: Article

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