Anaerobic biodegradation tests of poly(lactic acid) and polycaprolactone using new evaluation system for methane fermentation in anaerobic sludge

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1397-1404

  Yagi, Hisaaki ^a   Ninomiya, Fumi ^a   Funabashi, Masahiro ^a   Kunioka, Masao ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Methane fermentation; Poly(lactic acid); Polycaprolactone

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; EVALUATION METHOD; EVALUATION SYSTEM; GAS SAMPLING; METHANE FERMENTATION; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLYLACTIC ACIDS; THERMOPHILIC TEMPERATURES; TOTAL SOLID CONCENTRATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOGAS; BODY FLUIDS; DEGRADATION; FERMENTATION; LACTIC ACID; METHANE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POWDERS; TRANSDUCERS;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 67650232947     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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