Keywords
BiodegradationIncinerationPhotodegradationPolyethyleneMaterials scienceCopolymerWaste managementPolymer scienceOrganic chemistryPolymerChemistryCatalysisEngineering
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- 1990
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 183-202
- Citations
- 113
- Access
- Closed
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Peter P. Klemchuk
(1990).
Degradable plastics: A critical review.
Polymer Degradation and Stability
, 27
(2)
, 183-202.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0141-3910(90)90108-j
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- DOI
- 10.1016/0141-3910(90)90108-j