Biodegradation of polyethylene glycol-based polyether Urethanes

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-88

  Sarkar, Suparna ^a   Basak, Piyali ^a   Adhikari, Basudam ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Elongation at break; Polyether urethane; Soil; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CULTURED BACTERIA; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL CONDITIONS; POLYETHER URETHANE; POLYETHER URETHANES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ULTIMATE ELONGATION; WEIGHT LOSS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ELONGATION; ESTERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOILS; THERMOPLASTICS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 78751611075     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.531415     Document Type: Article

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