Atmospheric and soil degradation of aliphatic-aromatic polyester films

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-107

  Kijchavengkul, Thitisilp ^a   Auras, Rafael ^a   Rubino, Maria ^a   Alvarado, Edgar ^b   Camacho Montero, José Roberto ^b   Rosales, Jorge Mario ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b EARTH University   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Aliphatic aromatic polyester; Biodegradation; Mulch films; PBAT; Photodegradation

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC-AROMATIC POLYESTER; ATMOSPHERIC DEGRADATION; BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; CROSSLINKED; FIRST ORDER REACTIONS; FT-IR SPECTRUM; GEL CONTENTS; MAIN CHAINS; MULCH FILMS; NUMBER AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; SEM; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOLAR EXPOSURE; SURFACE EROSION; THERMAL PROPERTIES; VISUAL EXAMINATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; CROSSLINKING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTOOXIDATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYESTERS; SOILS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 73449091111     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.048     Document Type: Article

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