Degradation in soil behavior of artificially aged polyethylene films with pro-oxidants

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 132, Issue 30, 2015, Pages

  Briassoulis, Demetres ^a   Babou, Epifaneia ^a   Hiskakis, Miltiadis ^a   Kyrikou, Ioanna ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

ageing; biodegradable; degradation; films; mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CULTIVATION; DEGRADATION; FILMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDANTS; POLYETHYLENES;

ABIOTIC DEGRADATION; AGEING; BIODEGRADABLE; CULTIVATION CONDITIONS; DEGRADATION PARAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LONG-TERM IMPACTS; POLYETHYLENE FILM;

SOILS;

EID: 84929133902     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.42289     Document Type: Article

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