Disintegrability under composting conditions of plasticized PLA–PHB blends

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 307-318

  Arrieta, M P ^a,b   Lopez J ^a   Rayon E ^a   Jimenez A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Blend; Plasticizers; Poly(hydroxybutyrate); Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; BLENDING; COMPRESSION MOLDING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LACTIC ACID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASTICIZERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; THALLIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADABLE; COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORMED INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; NANOINDENTATION TECHNIQUES; NANOMECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 84893642912     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2014.01.034     Document Type: Article

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