Biodegradation in a soil environment of activated sludge derived polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHBV)

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2301-2312

  Arcos Hernandez, Monica V ^a   Laycock, Bronwyn ^a   Pratt, Steven ^a   Donose, Bogdan C ^a   Nikolič, Melissa A L ^b   Luckman, Paul ^a   Werker, Alan ^c   Lant, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biodegradation; Microstructure; Mixed cultures; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CULTIVATION; DEGRADATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOILS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIODEGRADATION IN SOIL; BIODEGRADATION PRODUCTS; MIXED CULTURES; POLY-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; PRODUCT END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 84869213867     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.07.035     Document Type: Article

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