Biodegradation behavior of PHBV films in a pilot-scale composting condition

Polymer Testing

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 579-587

  Weng, Yun Xuan ^a,b   Wang, Ying ^b   Wang, Xiu Li ^a   Wang, Yu Zhong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Laboratory scale composting; PHBV; Pilot scale composting

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; HYDROXYVALERATE; LABORATORY SCALE; LABORATORY-SCALE COMPOSTING; PH VALUE; PHBV FILMS; PILOT SCALE; POLY(HYDROXYBUTYRATE- CO-HYDROXYVALERATE);

DEGRADATION; LABORATORIES; MICROBIOLOGY; OXYGEN;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 77955305767     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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