Degradation of commercial biodegradable packages under real composting and ambient exposure conditions

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-334

  Kale, Gaurav ^a   Auras, Rafael ^a   Singh, Sher Paul ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Compostability; Degradation; GPC; Hydrolysis; Poly(lactide)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYMERS; RECYCLING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

AMBIENT EXPOSURE; COMMERCIAL BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGES;

BIOPOLYMERS;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; HYDROLYSIS; PACKAGING WASTE; POLYMER;

EID: 34547936063     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-006-0015-6     Document Type: Article

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