Thermal analysis of soil-buried oxo-biodegradable polyethylene based blends

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 853-858

  Martelli, Sílvia Maria ^a   Fernandes, Elizabeth Grillo ^a   Chiellini, Emo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Oxo biodegradable; Poly(3 hydroxybutyrate); Poly(ethylene); Soil burial

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRYSTALLINITY DEGREE; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; INTEGRAL METHOD; OXO-BIODEGRADABLE; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE); PROOXIDANT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHYLENE; MICROBIOLOGY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

SOILS;

EID: 70350409965     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-009-0355-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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