Novel copolyesters based on poly(alkylene dicarboxylate)s: 2. Thermal behavior and biodegradation of fully aliphatic random copolymers containing 1,4-cyclohexylene rings

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2402-2412

  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; Poly(alkylene dicarboxylate); Poly(butylene 1,4 cyclohexanedicarboxylate); Random copolymers; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; BIODEGRADATION RATE; BUTANEDIOL; COPOLYESTERS; CRYSTALLINITY; HIGH CRYSTALLINITY; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; HOMOPOLYMERS; LOW LEVEL; LOW MELTING TEMPERATURES; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MOLAR RATIO; NEW CLASS; POLY(ALKYLENE DICARBOXYLATE); POLY(BUTYLENE 1,4-CYCLOHEXANEDICARBOXYLATE); RANDOM COPOLYESTERS; RANDOM COPOLYMER; RANDOM COPOLYMERS; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

ACIDS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BUTENES; CARBOXYLATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING POINT; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 67650620425     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.04.034     Document Type: Article

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