Biodegradability studies of poly(butylene succinate)/organo-montmorillonite nanocomposites under controlled compost soil conditions: Effects of clay loading and compatibiliser

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1345-1354

  Phua, Y J ^a,b   Lau, N S ^c   Sudesh, K ^c   Chow, W S ^a,b   Mohd Ishak, Z A ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Nanocomposite; Organo montmorillonite; Poly(butylene succinate); Soil burial

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PROPERTIES; BIODEGRADABLE NANOCOMPOSITES; BIODEGRADATION RATE; CLAY LOADINGS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; ORGANO-MONTMORILLONITE; POLY (BUTYLENE SUCCINATE); SOIL CONDITIONS; WEIGHT LOSS;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BUTENES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY MINERALS; COMPOSTING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL TESTING; SOILS;

LOADING;

EID: 84863723245     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.05.024     Document Type: Article

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