Enzyme-mediated biodegradation of heat treated commercial polyethylene by Staphylococcal species

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-200

  Chatterjee, Sumana ^a   Roy, Bappaditya ^b   Roy, Dipa ^b   Banerjee, Rajat ^b  

^a Basanti Devi College   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; BP SU1; FT IR; LDPE; SEM; Staphylococcus epidermis

Indexed keywords

AGAR PLATES; CARBON SOURCE; CARRIER BAGS; CELL-FREE; FT-IR; INORGANIC SALTS; NUTRIENT MEDIUM; PORE FORMATION; SDS-PAGE ANALYSIS; SEM; SEM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIS;

ALGAE; DEGRADATION; FILM GROWTH; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYSACCHARIDES; THERMOPLASTICS;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 73649123486     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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