Crop-based biodegradable packaging and its environmental implications

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Cruz Romero, M ^a   Kerry, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable packaging; Biodegradable polymers; Crop polymers; Packaging and environment; PHB; PLA; Starch

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891590859     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20083074     Document Type: Review

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