Novel copolyesters based on poly(alkylene dicarboxylate)s: 1. Thermal behavior and biodegradation of aliphatic-aromatic random copolymers

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3650-3661

  Berti, Corrado ^a   Celli, Annamaria ^a   Marchese, Paola ^a   Barbiroli, Giancarlo ^b   Di Credico, Francesco ^b   Verney, Vincent ^c   Commereuc, Sophie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze Aziendali   (Italy)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; PBT; Poly(alkylene dicarboxylate); Random copolymers; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACIDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BUTENES; CARBOXYLATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; GLASS TRANSITION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OLEFINS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RANDOM PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

AROMATIC COPOLYMERS; BUTANEDIOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CO POLYESTERS; CRYSTALLINITY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; HIGH THERMAL STABILITIES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCES; MOLAR RATIOS; PBT; PHASE PRESENTS; POLY(ALKYLENE DICARBOXYLATE); RANDOM COPOLYESTERS; RANDOM COPOLYMERS; TEREPHTHALIC ACIDS; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 55349130288     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.08.039     Document Type: Article

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