Simulated marine respirometry of biodegradable polymers

Alfred L. Allen; Jean Mayer; Robert Stote; David L. Kaplan

doi:10.1007/bf02071971

Keywords

PullulanBiodegradationStarchMineralization (soil science)ValeratePolymerChemistryCelluloseBiodegradable polymerAmyloseCellulose acetatePolysaccharideOrganic chemistryChemical engineering

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United States Department of the Army US

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Publication Info

Year: 1994
Type: article
Volume: 2
Issue: 4
Pages: 237-244
Citations: 11
Access: Closed

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                                    Alfred L. Allen, 
                                
                                    Jean Mayer, 
                                
                                    Robert Stote
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1994). 
                            Simulated marine respirometry of biodegradable polymers. 
                            Journal of environmental polymer degradation
                            , 2
                            (4)
                            , 237-244.
                            https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02071971
                        

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DOI: 10.1007/bf02071971