Biodegradation of bioplastics in natural environments

Waste Management

Volumn 59, Issue , 2017, Pages 526-536

  Emadian, S Mehdi ^a   Onay, Turgut T ^a   Demirel, Burak ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Biodegradation; Bioplastics; Microbial activity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; ELASTOMERS; FOSSIL FUELS; MICROORGANISMS; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BIO-COMPOSITES; BIO-PLASTICS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

BIODEGRADATION;

BIOPOLYMER; FOSSIL FUEL; PLASTIC; SOIL;

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM; PLASTIC; POLYMER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODIVERSITY; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FUNGAL STRAIN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVIEW; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RECYCLING; SOIL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CATALYSIS; FUNGI; MATERIALS TESTING; PLASTICS; RECYCLING; SOIL; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85002263361     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2016.10.006     Document Type: Review

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