Design considerations for high-temperature respirometric biodegradation of polymers in compost

Polymer Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-157

  Way, Cameron ^a,b   Wu, Dong Yang ^a   Dean, Katherine ^a   Palombo, Enzo ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automated unit; Biodegradation; Biopolymers; Respirometer; Simulated composting

Indexed keywords

AERATION RATE; AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; AUTOMATED UNIT; AUTOMATED UNITS; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; BIOREACTOR SYSTEM; CIRCULATION PATTERNS; CONTROL AND MONITOR; DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DESIGN FEATURES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU; INTERNAL DESIGN; LABORATORY SCALE; MOISTURE CONTENTS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; DESIGN; MICROBIOLOGY; MOISTURE;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 72449154083     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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