Soil Biodegradation of PHBV/Peach Palm Particles Biocomposites

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 346-354

  Batista, K C ^a   Silva, D A K ^a   Coelho, L A F ^b   Pezzin, S H ^b   Pezzin, A P T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOINVILLE REGION   (Brazil)

^b SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biocomposites; Biodegradable polymers; Biodegradation; PHBV; Vegetal fibers

Indexed keywords

AGED SOIL; BIO-COMPOSITES; BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; BIOPLASTICS; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; ECO-FRIENDLY; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FRACTURE SURFACES; INTERNAL ACCESS; MATRIX; MAXIMUM STRENGTH; MORPHOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR; NATURALLY OCCURRING; NEAT POLYMER; PEACH PALM; PHBV; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE); POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-3-HYDROXYVALERATE); POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYMERIC MATRICES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEM; SOIL BIODEGRADATIONS; VEGETAL FIBERS; VISUAL ANALYSIS; WATER ADSORPTION; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; FRACTURE TESTING; HUMIDITY CONTROL; INJECTION MOLDING; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROORGANISMS; NATURAL FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE; HUMIDITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROORGANISM; MORPHOLOGY; SOIL TEST; TEMPERATURE;

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; FRACTURE; HUMIDITY CONTROL; INJECTION MOLDING; INTERNET; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROORGANISMS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL; TENSILE STRENGTH; TESTING;

BACTRIS GASIPAES; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 78649443494     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-010-0238-4     Document Type: Article

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