Experimental tests and technical characteristics of regenerated films from agricultural plastics

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1654-1661

  Picuno, Pietro ^a   Sica, Carmela ^a   Laviano, Rocco ^b   Dimitrijević, Aleksandra ^c   Scarascia Mugnozza, Giacomo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Agricultural plastic waste; Mechanical recycling; Plastic film mechanical properties; Plastic film radiometric properties; Plastic films

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; AGRO ECOSYSTEMS; DIFFERENT THICKNESS; EDS ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; MECHANICAL RECYCLING; PLASTIC WASTES; RECYCLED PLASTICS; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES;

ADDITIVES; AGRICULTURE; GREENHOUSES; PLASTIC FILMS; RECYCLING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84864599069     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.06.024     Document Type: Article

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