Environmentally degradable bio-based polymeric blends and composites

Macromolecular Bioscience

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 218-231

  Chiellini, Emo ^a   Cinelli, Patrizia ^a   Chiellini, Federica ^a   Imam, Syed H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Composites; Natural fibres; Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EXTRUSION MOLDING; FERTILIZERS; FILLERS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; STARCH; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ECOCOMPATIBILITY; MULCHING; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

NATURAL POLYMERS;

BAGASSE; GELATIN; POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; STARCH;

APPLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORN; FLOUR; FOOD; MELTING POINT; MULCH; ORANGE (FRUIT); SUGARCANE; SYNTHESIS; WHEAT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOPOLYMERS; ENVIRONMENT; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ARUNDINARIA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; SACCHARUM; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4544382224     PISSN: 16165187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.200300126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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