Degradation of cellulose under alkaline conditions: New insights from a 12 years degradation study

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2906-2911

  Glaus, Martin A ^a   Van Loon, Luc R ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

ACTINIDE SERIES; ALKALINE CONDITIONS;

CELLULOSE;

ACTINIDE; CELLULOSE; CEMENT; LANTHANIDE; POLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSITION ELEMENT; WATER;

CELLULOSE; COMPLEXATION; DEGRADATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; POLYSACCHARIDE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REMEDIATION;

ALKALINITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; COTTON; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; PAPER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTION TIME; REDUCTION; SAFETY; TIME; TISSUE PAPER;

ANAEROBIOSIS; CELLULOSE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SUGAR ACIDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

CELLULOSE; DEGRADATION; RARE EARTH METALS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 42149133095     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es7025517     Document Type: Article

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