Comparative thermal, biological and photodegradation kinetics of polylactide and effect on crystallization rates

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 771-784

  Santonja Blasco, L ^a   Ribes Greus, A ^a,b   Alamo, R G ^a  

^a FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crystallization kinetics; Degradation in soil; Degradation kinetics; Photodegradation; Polylactide; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHAINS; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DEGRADATION; FREE ENERGY; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; POLYESTERS; PYROLYSIS;

DEGRADATION CONDITION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; MOLAR MASS CHARACTERIZATIONS; PHOTODEGRADATION KINETICS; POLY LACTIDE; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84875429808     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.12.012     Document Type: Article

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