Biodegradability of Plastics

Biodegradable polymers

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Biodegradable Plastics and Polymers

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Enzymic Hydrolysis of Polylactic Acid

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An Extracellular Poly(3‐Hydroxybutyrate) Depolymerase from Alcaligenes faecalis

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Biodegradability and Biodegradation of Polyesters

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Selective Enzymatic Degradations of Poly( l -lactide) and Poly(ε-caprolactone) Blend Films

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Biodegradabilities of various aliphatic polyesters in natural waters

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Degradation of natural and synthetic polyesters under anaerobic conditions

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Synthesis and comparative biodegradability studies of three poly(alkylene succinate)s

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Morphology and Enzymatic Degradation of Poly( l -lactic acid) Single Crystals

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Processing, performance and biodegradability of a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester/starch system

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Environmental Degradation of Polyethylene

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Fungal Susceptibility of Polyurethanes

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Thermal degradation and biodegradability of poly (lactic acid)/corn starch biocomposites

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STUDIES OF POLYMERIZATION AND RING FORMATION. XV. ARTIFICIAL FIBERS FROM SYNTHETIC LINEAR CONDENSATION SUPERPOLYMERS

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Phylogenetic Affiliation of Soil Bacteria That Degrade Aliphatic Polyesters Available Commercially as Biodegradable Plastics

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Isotactic polypropylene biodegradation by a microbial community: physicochemical characterization of metabolites produced

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Biodegradation of Aliphatic-Aromatic Copolyesters by Thermomonospora fusca and Other Thermophilic Compost Isolates

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LDPE/starch blends compatibilized with PE‐ g ‐MA copolymers

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Biodegradation of a colloidal ester-based polyurethane by soil fungi

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Hydrolysis of copolyesters containing aromatic and aliphatic ester blocks by lipase

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Enzymatic degradation and morphologies of binary blends of microbial poly(3-hydroxy butyrate) with poly(ε-caprolactone), poly(1,4-butylene adipate and poly(vinyl acetate)

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Isolation and characterization of a bacterium which utilizes polyester polyurethane as a sole carbon and nitrogen source

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Purification and Characterization of a Nylon-Degrading Enzyme

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Miscibility of binary blends of poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid] and poly[(S)-lactic acid]

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Characterization of a New Extracellular Hydrolase from Thermobifida fusca Degrading Aliphatic−Aromatic Copolyesters

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Substrate specificities in hydrolysis of polyhydroxyalkanoates by microbial esterases

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Degradation of Poly(L-lactide) by a Fungus

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Biodegradable compositions by reactive processing of aliphatic polyester/polysaccharide blends

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Synthesis of copolyamide–esters and some aspects involved in their hydrolysis by lipase

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Biodiversity of microorganisms that degrade bacterial and synthetic polyesters

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Microbial degradation of an aliphatic polyester with a high melting point, poly(tetramethylene succinate)

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Crystallization, Stability, and Enzymatic Degradation of Poly( l -lactide) Thin Film

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Thermal Properties and Morphology of Biodegradable PLA/Starch Compatibilized Blends

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Scanning electron microscopic visualization of biodegradation of polycaprolactones by fungi

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Synthesis, characterization and biodegradability of poly(ethylene succinate)/poly(ε-caprolactone) block copolymers

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Synthesis, thermal and mechanical properties and biodegradation of branched polyamide 4

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Biotechnological production of (R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid monomer

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Degradation of poly(ethylene succinate) by mesophilic bacteria

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Degradation of polycaprolactone at 50 °C by a thermotolerant Aspergillus sp.

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Biodegradation of Polyester Copolymers Containing Aromatic Compounds

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Enzymatic degradation of plastics containing polycaprolactone

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Fungal degradation of poly(ethylene succinate)

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