Comparison of the biodegradability of various polyethylene films containing pro-oxidant additives

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1011-1021

  Fontanella, Stéphane ^a   Bonhomme, Sylvie ^a   Koutny, Marek ^b   Husarova, Lucie ^b   Brusson, Jean Michel ^d   Courdavault, Jean Paul ^h   Pitteri, Silvio ^e   Samuel, Guy ^f   Pichon, Gérard ^g   Lemaire, Jacques ^a   Delort, Anne Marie ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d TOTAL   (France)

^e Basell Poliolefine Italia   (Italy)

^f Association NEOSAC   (France)

^g Groupe Extrusion Souflage de Ste Sigolène E3S   (France)

^h Groupe Extrusion Souflage de Ste Sigolène ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Photooxidation; Polyethylene; Pro oxidant; Thermal oxidation

Indexed keywords

COBALT ADDITIVES; FTIR; H NMR SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH-CONTENT; HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FILMS; LINEAR LOW DENSITY; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FILMS; MATRIX; METABOLIC ACTIVITY; OUTDOOR WEATHERING; POLYETHYLENE FILM; PRE-TREATMENT; PRO-OXIDANTS; PROOXIDANT; RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS; SEM; SOIL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL OXIDATION;

ADDITIVES; ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; COBALT; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MANGANESE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDANTS; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 77953325498     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.03.009     Document Type: Article

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