Composites containing acetylated wheat B-starch for agriculture applications

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 354-359

  Sarka E ^a   Krulis Z ^b   Kotek, J ^b   Ruzek L ^c   Vorisek K ^c   Kolacek J ^a   Hruskova K ^a   Ruzkova M ^d   Ekrt, O ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^c CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^d CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR SUPERVISING AND TESTING IN AGRICULTURE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biodegradable plastic; Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; Green waste compost; Image analysis; Polycaprolactone

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84865448454     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/287/2012-pse     Document Type: Article

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