Kinetics of Hydrolytic Degradation of PLA

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 313-318

  Piemonte, V ^a   Gironi, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental data; Hydrolytic depolymerization; Kinetic modelling; PLA

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROLYSIS; KINETIC THEORY; LACTIC ACID; MONOMERS; RATE CONSTANTS;

CHEMICAL RECYCLING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HYDROLYTIC DECOMPOSITION; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; KINETIC MODELLING; PRIMARY ENERGY SAVINGS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

KINETICS;

DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; PLASTIC WASTE; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84876144537     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-012-0547-x     Document Type: Article

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