Biodegradability of injection molded bioplastic pots containing polylactic acid and poultry feather fiber

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 4930-4933

  Ahn, H K ^a   Huda, M S ^b   Smith, M C ^c   Mulbry, W ^d   Schmidt, W F ^d   Reeves, J B ^d  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^b Horticultural Research Institute   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Bioplastic; Composting; Polylactic acid; Poultry feather

Indexed keywords

BIOPLASTIC; BIOPLASTICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURAL CHANGES; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER EXTRUSION; POULTRY FEATHER; POULTRY FEATHERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; EXTRUSION MOLDING; GLYCEROL; INJECTION MOLDING; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; UREA;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIOPLAST; CARBON DIOXIDE; GLYCEROL; PLASTIC; POLYLACTIC ACID; STARCH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; FEATHER; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PLASTIC; POULTRY;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEATHER; FIBER; INOCULATION; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POULTRY; POULTRY FEATHER FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FEATHERS; GLYCEROL; LACTIC ACID; PLASTICS; POLYMERS; POULTRY; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

EID: 79951955445     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.01.042     Document Type: Article

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