Evaluation of biodegradation-promoting additives for plastics

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 3769-3777

  Selke, Susan ^a   Auras, Rafael ^a   Nguyen, Tuan Anh ^a   Castro Aguirre, Edgar ^a   Cheruvathur, Rijosh ^a   Liu, Yan ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; COMPOSTING; ELASTOMERS; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMERS;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; COMMERCIAL POLYMERS; DISPOSAL ROUTES; NONBIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; PET POLYMER; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); SOIL BURIALS;

BIODEGRADATION;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; PLASTIC; SOIL;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOST; DIGESTION; PLASTIC; POLYMER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; COMPOST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; MICROSCOPY; MINERALIZATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOIL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENT; TIME;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENT; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SOIL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84924944150     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504258u     Document Type: Article

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