Some composting and biodegradation effects of physically or chemically crosslinked poly(lactic acid)

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-92

  Zenkiewicz, Marian ^a   Malinowski, Rafał ^b   Rytlewski, Piotr ^a   Richert, Agnieszka ^b   Sikorska, Wanda ^c   Krasowska, Katarzyna ^d  

^a KAZIMIERZ WIELKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Department of Elastomers and Rubber Technology   (Poland)

^c CENTRE OF POLYMER AND CARBON MATERIALS   (Poland)

^d GDYNIA MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Degradation; Poly(lactic acid); Properties

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKED; CRYSTALLINITIES; DICUMYL PEROXIDE; ELECTRON RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; MASS LOSS; MELT FLOW INDEX; MODIFIED POLYMER; NUMBER-AVERAGE; PHYSICAL CROSSLINKING; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLYLACTIDES; POLYMER SAMPLES; PROPERTIES; PROTEINASE K; TRIALLYL ISOCYANURATE;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRONS; LACTIC ACID; MICROBIOLOGY; PILES; RADIATION EFFECTS; SEAWATER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 80054754833     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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