Effect of PLA grades and morphologies on hydrolytic degradation at composting temperature: Assessment of structural modification and kinetic parameters

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1006-1014

  Gorrasi, Giuliana ^a   Pantani, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autocatalytic mechanism; Degradation; Hydrolysis; PLA

Indexed keywords

AUTOCATALYTIC; COMPOSTING TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLINITY DEGREE; FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; PLA; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; KINETICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; RATE CONSTANTS;

HYDROLYSIS;

EID: 84875882836     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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