Microbial degradation and deterioration of polyethylene - A review

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-90

  Restrepo Flórez, Juan Manuel ^a   Bassi, Amarjeet ^a   Thompson, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biodeterioration; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

BIODETERIORATION; CHEMICAL SIMILARITY; INITIAL OXIDATION; LONG-RANGE STRUCTURES; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE CHAINS;

BIODEGRADATION; DETERIORATION; ENZYMES; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MICROORGANISMS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

POLYETHYLENES;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; CRYSTALLINITY; DEGRADATION; ENZYME; OXIDATION; PLASTIC; PLASTIC WASTE; POLYMER; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84892404403     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.12.014     Document Type: Review

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