Synergistic effects of pretreatment and blending on fungi mediated biodegradation of polypropylenes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 148, Issue , 2013, Pages 78-85

  Jeyakumar, D ^a   Chirsteen, J ^a   Doble, Mukesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Engyodontium album; Metal ions; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; METAL IONS; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ENGYODONTIUM ALBUM; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; LOW-MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; POLYMER SURFACES; RATE OF BIODEGRADATIONS; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

BIODEGRADATION;

HYDROCARBON; POLYPROPYLENE; STARCH;

ALKENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; FUNGUS; HYDROCARBON; ION; OXIDATION; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGYODONTIUM; FUNGAL BIOMASS; HEAT TREATMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHANEROCHAETE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ENGYODONTIUM ALBUM; FUNGI; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM;

BIODEGRADATION; ENGYODONTIUM ALBUM; METAL IONS; PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; POLYPROPYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHANEROCHAETE; POLYPROPYLENES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84884156035     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.074     Document Type: Article

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