Biodegradation behavior of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT), poly(lactic acid) (PLA), and their blend under soil conditions

Polymer Testing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 918-926

  Weng, Yun Xuan ^a   Jin, Yu Juan ^a   Meng, Qing Yang ^a   Wang, Lei ^a   Zhang, Min ^a   Wang, Yu Zhong ^b  

^a BEIJING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Keywords PBAT PLA Soil condition Biodegradation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION RATE; CARBON ATOMS; OXYGEN ATOM; POLIES (BUTYLENE ADIPATE CO TEREPHTHALATE); POLYLACTIC ACIDS; SINGLE POLYMERS; SOIL CONDITIONS; TEREPHTHALATE;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; LACTIC ACID; MELTING POINT; MICROBIOLOGY; SOILS;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 84878335667     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2013.05.001     Document Type: Article

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