The chemomechanical properties of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 536-583

  Laycock, Bronwyn ^a   Halley, Peter ^a   Pratt, Steven ^a   Werker, Alan ^b   Lant, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biopolymer; Mechanical properties; Microbial polyesters; Poly((R) 3 hydroxybutyrate); Poly((R) 3 hydroxybutyrate co 3 hydroxyvalerate); Polyhydroxyalkanoates

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MODELING; BIO-POLYESTERS; BIO-WASTE; BIOLOGICAL POLYMERS; BIORENEWABLE; BLEND COMPOSITION; CHEMOMECHANICAL; COMPOSITIONAL DISTRIBUTION; CRYSTALLINITIES; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; END-USE PROPERTIES; FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES; HYDROXYBUTYRATE; MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL POLYESTERS; PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES; POLY((R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-3-HYDROXYVALERATE); POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; POLYMER COMPOSITION; POLYMER STRUCTURE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOPOLYMERS; BLENDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYOLEFINS;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

EID: 84874388995     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2012.06.003     Document Type: Review

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