Effect of UV radiation and pro-oxidant on PP biodegradability

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-128

  Fechine, G J M ^a   Rosa, D S ^b   Rezende, M E ^b   Demarquette, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE SÃO FRANCISCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDANTS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EXPOSED TO; POLY(PROPYLENE); PRO-OXIDANT ADDITIVES; PRO-OXIDANTS; SIZE-EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET EXPOSURE; UV EXPOSURE; WEIGHT LOSS; [CARBONYL;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 59349096207     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21230     Document Type: Article

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