Biodegradation of poly(butylene succinate) powder in a controlled compost at 58°C evaluated by naturally-occurring carbon 14 amounts in evolved CO2 based on the ISO 14855-2 method

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4267-4283

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

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

Author keywords

Accelerator mass spectrometry; Biodegradation; ISO 14855 2; Poly(butylenes succinate); Radiocarbon

Indexed keywords

BARIUM DERIVATIVE; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; GRAPHITE; POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE); POLYESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPOST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GRAVIMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; REDUCTION; VAPORIZATION;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; BIODEGRADATION; ISO 14855-2; POLY(BUTYLENES SUCCINATE); RADIOCARBON;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; GRAPHITE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; POLYMERS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 69549139143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms10104267     Document Type: Article

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