Solubility and degradation of polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers in propylene carbonate

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1616-1625

  McChalicher, Christopher W J ^a,b   Srienc, Friedrich ^a   Rouse, Daniel P ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Degradation biopolymers; Extraction; PHAs; Polymer processing; Propylene carbonate

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT PRESSURES; BIO-BASED MATERIALS; CELLULAR BIOMASS; CHLORINATED SOLVENT; DRIED BIOMASS; EXTRACTION PROCESS; KINETIC STUDY; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; PHAS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATE BIOPOLYMERS; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYMER PROCESSING; POLYMER-SOLVENTS; PROPYLENE CARBONATE;

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CARBONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COPOLYMERIZATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; GELS; POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY;

PROPYLENE;

EID: 77955796047     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12087     Document Type: Article

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