Biodegradable Polymers

Green Energy and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-39

  Avérous, Luc ^a   Pollet, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOSSIL FUELS; PLANNING; PROVEN RESERVES; SILICATES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYESTERS; BIODEGRADABLE PRODUCTS; FOSSIL RESOURCES; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; RAPID EXPANSION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; STRUCTURE , PROPERTIES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 84879604055     PISSN: 18653529     EISSN: 18653537     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-4108-2_2     Document Type: Article

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