Degradability of polylactide and its blend with poly[(R,S)-3-hydroxybutyrate] in industrial composting and compost extract

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 101, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-41

  Sikorska, Wanda ^a   Musiol, Marta ^a   Nowak, Bozena ^b   Pajak, Jolanta ^b   Labuzek, Sylwia ^b   Kowalczuk, Marek ^a   Adamus, Grazyna ^a  

^a CENTRE OF POLYMER AND CARBON MATERIALS   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Degradation under laboratory conditions; Industrial composting; PLA a PHB blend; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; PILES; POLYESTERS;

ABIOTIC HYDROLYSIS; COMPOSTING PILES; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DEGRADATION TIME; HYDROXYBUTYRATE; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; NUMBER AVERAGE; POLY LACTIDE;

COMPOSTING;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOST; COMPOSTING; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISM; POLYMER;

EID: 84926345801     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.03.021     Document Type: Article

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