Aerobic biodegradation of calcium carbonate filled polyethylene film containing pro-oxidant additives

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1794-1799

  Husarova, Lucie ^a   Machovsky, Michal ^a   Gerych, Pavel ^a   Houser, Josef ^a   Koutny, Marek ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Gas chromatography; Polyethylene; Pro oxidants; Scanning electron microscopy; Thermal oxidation

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; CARBON MINERALIZATION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE FILMS; MILLED CALCIUM CARBONATES; POLYETHYLENE FILM; PRE-OXIDIZED; PRO-OXIDANTS; PROOXIDANT; SAMPLE SURFACE; SOIL ENVIRONMENT; THERMAL OXIDATION;

BIODEGRADATION; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; FILLERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOILS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 77955511066     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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