Assessment of polylactide foil degradation as a result of filamentous fungi activity

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-341

  Szumigaj, Joanna ^a   Zakowska, Z ^a   Klimek, L ^a   Rosicka Kaczmarek, J ^a   Bartkowiak, A ^b  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Biodegradation; DSC; Poly(lactic acid); SEM

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS USTUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM VERRUCOSUM;

EID: 45249102913     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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