Comparative compostability and biodegradation studies of various components of green composites and their blends in simulated aerobic composting bioreactor

International Journal of Plastics Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Pradhan, Ranjan ^a   Reddy, Murali ^a   Diebel, William ^c   Erickson, Larry ^a   Misra, Manjusri ^b   Mohanty, Amar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation of plastics; Composites; Compostable; Polycaprolactone; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894902112     PISSN: 0972656X     EISSN: 0975072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12588-010-0009-z     Document Type: Article

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