Degradation of biodegradable polymers in real and simulated composting conditions

ACS Symposium Series

Volumn 1004, Issue , 2009, Pages 31-40

  Kijchavengkul, Thitisilp ^a   Kale, Gaurav ^a   Auras, Rafael ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROBIOLOGY;

COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; POLY LACTIDE;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 84879204981     PISSN: 00976156     EISSN: 19475918     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1021/bk-2009-1004.ch003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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