PHA-rubber blends: Synthesis, characterization and biodegradation

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4615-4620

  Bhatt, Rachana ^a   Shah, Dishma ^a   Patel, K C ^a   Trivedi, Ujjval ^a  

^a SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Comamonas testosteroni; DSC; PHA:rubber blends; TGA

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; RUBBER; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; PHA:RUBBER BLENDS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

1,3 BUTADIENE; CELL PROTEIN; NITRILE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; RUBBER;

BIODEGRADATION; POLYMER BLENDS; RUBBER; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CALORIMETRY; PLASTIC; POLYMER; PROTEIN; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INCUBATION TIME; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALORIMETRY; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; PLANT OILS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; PSEUDOMONAS; RUBBER; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 41849151486     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.06.054     Document Type: Article

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