Thermal and microbial degradation of alginate-based superabsorbent polymer

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1653-1661

  Phang, Ying Ning ^a   Chee, Swee Yong ^a   Lee, Chee Onn ^a   Teh, Yok Lan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Soil burial test; Superabsorbent polymer; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACIDS; FARM SOILS; INTRINSIC VISCOSITY; ITACONIC ACID; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MORPHOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS; OIL PALM; POLYMER MATERIALS; POLYMER SAMPLES; SOIL BURIAL TEST; SOIL SAMPLE; STEREO-MICROSCOPES; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; TROPICAL FOREST; WEIGHT LOSS;

ALGINATE; AMIDES; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DEGRADATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; HYDROGELS; NUTRIENTS; SOILS; TESTING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TIN; TIN MINES;

SOIL TESTING;

EID: 79961026635     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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