Effect of morphology on the biodegradation of thermoplastic starch in LDPE/TPS blends

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 677-688

  Tena Salcido, C S ^a   Rodriguez Gonzalez F J ^a   Mendez Hernandez M L ^a   Contreras Esquivel, J C ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUÍMICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE COAHUILA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; EXTRACTION; HEAT SHIELDING; HIGH ENERGY FORMING; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT WEIGHT ROLLING STOCK; MECHANICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SULFATE MINERALS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY; WEIGHING;

(PL) PROPERTIES; BACTERIAL DEGRADATION; EXTRUSION PROCESSING; LOW DENSITY; MELT FLOWS; STARCH CONTENTS; WEIGHT LOSSES;

STARCH;

EID: 45549094689     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-008-0903-0     Document Type: Article

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