Characterization of hydrolytic degradation of polylactic acid/rice hulls composites in water at different temperatures

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-131

  Ndazi, B S ^a,b   Karlsson, S ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Hydrolytic degradation; Molecular weight; Polylactic acid; Rice hulls

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650984413     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.13     Document Type: Article

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