Photodegradable Polymers

Photochemistry and Photophysics of Polymer Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 603-626

  Al Malaika, Sahar ^a   Hewitt, C ^a   Sheena, H H ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecolyte copolymers photolysis and further oxidation; Photodegradable polymer use in disposable packaging applications important in recent times; Photodegradable polymers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867742138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470594179.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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