Use of mid- and near-infrared spectroscopy to track degradation of bio-based eating utensils during composting

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-97

  Mulbry, Walter ^a   Reeves, James B ^a   Millner, Patricia ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Composting; Infrared spectroscopy; Polylactic acid; Polypropylene; Utensil

Indexed keywords

BIO-BASED MATERIALS; INITIAL MASS; MID-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIDES; POLYMER DEGRADATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRACK DEGRADATION; UTENSIL;

COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; TEXTILES; TOOLS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

POLYLACTIDE; POLYPROPYLENE; STARCH;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSTING; DEGRADATION; FOOD; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STARCH; TRACKING;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSTING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KITCHEN; MID INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; SOIL; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; STARCH;

EID: 84857440996     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.029     Document Type: Article

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