Kinetics of abiotic and biotic degradability of low-density polyethylene containing prodegradant additives and its effect on the growth of microbial communities

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 919-928

  Jakubowicz, Ignacy ^a   Yarahmadi, Nazdaneh ^b   Arthurson, Veronica ^c  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^b Carmel Pharma AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accelerated aging; Biodegradation; Degradable polyethylene; PCR (polymerase chain reaction); T RFLP (terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism); TRF (terminal restriction fragments)

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED AGING; DEGRADABLE POLYETHYLENE; PCR (POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION); T-RFLP (TERMINAL- RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM); TRF (TERMINAL RESTRICTION FRAGMENTS);

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; GROWTH KINETICS; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79953697359     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.01.031     Document Type: Article

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