The Relationship Between the Chemical Structure of Poly(alkylene glycol)s and Their Aerobic Biodegradability in an Aqueous Environment

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 172-180

  Beran, Elzbieta ^a   Hull, Sylwia ^a   Steininger, Mieczysław ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Capped PAG; ISO 14593; PAG; Polyalkylene glycol; PPG

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYOLS; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; PROPYLENE; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

AEROBIC BIODEGRADABILITY; AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; CAPPED PAG; COPOLYMER STRUCTURE; ISO 14593; POLYALKYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYPROPYLENE GLYCOL;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACID; POLYMER;

EID: 84874022063     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-012-0445-2     Document Type: Article

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