Fungal degradation of lignin-based rigid polyurethane foams

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2069-2076

  Amaral, Joana S ^a,b   Sepulveda M ^c   Cateto, Carolina A ^a,c   Fernandes, Isabel P ^c   Rodrigues, Alírio E ^a   Belgacem, M Naceur ^d   Barreiro, M Filomena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^c Campus Santa Apolónia ^*  (Portugal)

^d GRENOBLE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

Aspergillus niger; Degradation; Lignin; Oxypropylation; Respirometry assays; RPU foams

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BATCH CULTURE; CELL WALLS; FT-IR SPECTRUM; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUNGAL DEGRADATION; LIQUID MEDIA; MICROORGANISMS ATTACK; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; NIGER; OXYPROPYLATION; RESPIROMETRY; RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAMS; SOIL CONDITIONS; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS; STRUCTURE OF THE POLYMERS;

ASPERGILLUS; BATCH CELL CULTURE; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; FOAM CONTROL; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROORGANISMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LIGNIN;

EID: 84865636905     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.03.037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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