Bio-based polymers with potential for biodegradability

Polymers

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2016, Pages

  Garrison, Thomas F ^a   Murawski, Amanda ^b   Quirino, Rafael L ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio based polymers; Biodegradability; PLA; Vegetable oil based polymers

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEEDSTOCKS; POLYMERS; RESINS; VEGETABLE OILS;

BIO-BASED FEEDSTOCK; BIO-BASED POLYMERS; BIORENEWABLE; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; DIFFERENT CLASS; LOW TOXICITY; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; POLYMER INDUSTRIES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 84982852263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym8070262     Document Type: Review

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