Biodegradability of biodegradable/degradable plastic materials under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

Waste Management

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1624-1629

  Mohee, R ^a   Unmar, G D ^a   Mudhoo, A ^a   Khadoo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BISMUTH; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICALS; DEGRADATION; FISH; METHANE; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASTICS; RECLAMATION; SULFATE MINERALS; THEOREM PROVING; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; AEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC (UASB); ANAEROBIC ENVIRONMENT; ANAEROBIC PROCESSES; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE EVOLUTION; COMPOSTING PROCESSES; FILTER PAPERS; MASS LOSSES; MATER BI; METHANE GAS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); NOVAMONT (CO); ORGA NIC FRACTIONS; PLASTIC MATERIALS; TWO TYPES; VOLATILE SOLIDS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT (WWT) PLANTS;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; METHANE; PLASTIC;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; COMPOSTING; FILTER; MONITORING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIC CONDITIONS; PLASTIC; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPOSTING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTER PAPER; INOCULATION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PAPER; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; PLASTICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 45849115903     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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