Carvacrol as an antimicrobial agent for poly(butylene succinate): Tensile properties and antimicrobial activity observations

Advanced Materials Research

Volumn 931-932, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-115

  Wiburanawong, Sasinee ^a   Petchwattana, Nawadon ^b   Covavisaruch, Sirijutaratana ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Carvacrol; Poly(butylene succinate); Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

BUTENES; OILS AND FATS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CARVACROL; FOOD PACKAGE; MAXIMUM LEVELS; MICROORGANISM GROWTH; OXYGEN PERMEATION; POLY (BUTYLENE SUCCINATE); WATER VAPOR PERMEATION;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

EID: 84901493051     PISSN: 10226680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.931-932.111     Document Type: Conference Paper

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