Studies on biodegradability of copolymers of lactic acid, terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 432-437

  Soni, R K ^a   Soam, Shweta ^a   Dutt, Krishna ^a  

^a CH CHARAN SINGH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Copolymer; Fungi; Lactic acid; Terephthalic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BODY FLUIDS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUNGI; GLYCOLS; LACTIC ACID; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACID VALUES; ASPERGILLUS SP; COPOLYMER; FTIR; FUNGAL SPECIES; NUMBER AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHTS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; WEIGHT LOSS;

ACIDS;

EID: 59149088448     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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