Biodegradation of polystyrene-graft-starch copolymers in three different types of soil

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 9877-9886

  Nikolic, Vladimir ^a   Velickovic, Sava ^a   Popovic, Aleksandar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biomaterials; Graft copolymers; Polystyrene; Soil; Starch

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CACTUS; EMULSION; GRAFTING; HUMUS; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; STARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WATER POLLUTION;

CACTACEAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; SOIL; STARCH;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POLLUTION; SOIL;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; POLYSTYRENES; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STARCH;

EID: 84906086606     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2946-0     Document Type: Article

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