Temperature-dependent polylactic acid (PLA) anaerobic biodegradability

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 297-306

  Shi, Bo ^a   Palfery, Doris ^a  

^a KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Glass transition temperature; Polylactic acid; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; POLYESTERS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; TEMPERATURE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY; ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE DIGESTION; FIRST ORDER KINETIC EQUATIONS; MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS; PLAUSIBLE MECHANISMS; POLY LACTIC ACID; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

EID: 84864853852     PISSN: 14789876     EISSN: 14789868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2012.048324     Document Type: Article

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