ABSTRACT

Based on the International Workshop on Controlled Life-Cycle of Polymeric Materials held in Stockholm, this work examines degradable polymers and the recycling of plastic materials. It highlights recent results on recycling and waste management, including topics such as renewable resources, degradation, processing and products, and environmental is

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DEGRADATION PRODUCTS IN D EG RAD AB LE PO LYM ER S

BySigbritt Karlsson, Ann-Christine Albertsson

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RECYCLING B IO POL-COMPOS TIN G AND M ATERIAL RECYCLING

ByM. K. Cox

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LABORATORY-SCALE COMPOSTING TEST M ETHODS TO DETERM INE PO LYM ER BIODEGRADABILITY: MOD EL STUDIES ON C ELLU LO S E ACETATE

ByRichard A. Gross, Ji-Dong Gu, David Eberiel, Stephen P. McCarthy

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APPLICATIONS AND ENVIRO N M EN TAL ASPECTS O F CHITIN AND CHITOSAN

ByMartin G. Peter

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR EN V IR ONM EN TA LLY D EG RADABLE POLYM ERS

ByGraham Swift

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BIODEGRADATION O F PO LYM ER S AT TEM P ER A TU R ES UP TO 130°C

ByG. Antranikian, A. Rudiger, F. Canganella, M. Klingeberg, A. Sunna

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Blends of Bacterial Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate) with Cellulose Acetate Butyrate in Activated Sludge

ByGianpaolo Tomasi, Mariastella Scandola

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Biodegradation of Cellulose Esters: Composting of Cellulose Ester-Diluent Mixtures

ByCharles M. Buchanan, Debra D. Dorschel, Robert M. Gardner, Ron J. Komarek, Alan W. White

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY O F TH E DEGRADABILITY AND RECYCLABILITY OF D IFFER EN T CLASSES OF D EG RADABLE P O LY ET H Y LEN E

ByS. Al-Malaika, S. Chohan, M. Coker, G. Scott, R. Arnaud, P. Dabin, A. Fauve, J. Lemaire

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CAN P O LY ET H Y LEN E BE A PHOTO(BIO)DEGRADABLE SYNTHETIC POLYM ER?

ByJacques Lemaire, Rene Arnaud, Philippe Dabin, Gerald Scott, Sahar Al-Malaika, Sukhinder Chohan, Annie Fauve, Abderrazek Maaroufi

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BIODEGRADABLE P O LYU R ETH A N ES FROM P LA N T COM PONENTS

ByHyoe Hatakeyama, Shigeo Hirose, Tatsuko Hatakeyama, Kunio Nakamura, Ken Kobashigawa, Noriyuki Morohoshi

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STARCH PRO PER TIES, MODIFICATIONS, AND APPLICATIONS

ByJ. Jane

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M O LEC U LAR W EIGHT OFPO LY (3-H YD R O XYB U TYR A TE) DURING BIOLOGICAL POLYM ERIZATION IN

ALCAUGENES EUTROPHUS
ByFumitake Koizumi, Hideki Abe, Yoshiharu Doi

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BIODEGRADABLE BLENDS OFC ELLU LO S E ACETATE AND STARCH: PRODUCTION AND PROPERTIES

ByJean M. Mayer, Glenn R. Elion, Charles M. Buchanan, Barbara K. Sullivan, Sheldon D. Pratt, David L. Kaplan

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PR ES EN T AND FU TUREOFP LA POLYM ERS

ByM. Vert, G. Schwarch, J. Coudane

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SYNTHESIS OFPO TEN TIA LLY BIODEGRADABLE POLYM ERS

ByZbigniew Jedlihski, Piotr Kurcok, Robert W. Lenz

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SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS OF PHOTODEGRADABLE POLYETHYLENET ER EP HTHA LA T E)

ByJ. E. Guillet, H. X. Huber, J. A. Scott

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COM POSTABLE FILM SOFMAT ER -B IZ GRADES

ByC. Bastioli, F. Degli Innocenti, I. Guanella, G. Romano

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BIODEGRADATION O F PO LY-d , PO LYU R ETH A N ES

ByS. Owen, M. Masaoka, R. Kawamura, N. Sakota

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BIODEGRADATION OF PO LYES TER COPOLYM ERS CONTAINING AROMATIC COMPOUNDS

ByU. Witt, R.-J. Muller, and W.-D. Deckwer

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PROPERTIES AND POLYM ERIZATION OF BIODEGRADABLE THERM OPLASTIC POLY( ES TER -U R ETH ANE)

ByMika Harkonen, Kari Hiltunen, Minna Malint, Jukka V. Seppala

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BIODEGRADATION O F STARCH-BASED M ATERIALS

ByMinna Vikman, Merja Itavaara, Kaisa Poutanen

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DEGRADABILITY OF POLY(/3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE)S CORRELATION WITH CHEM ICAL M ICROSTRUCTURE

ByPiotr Kurcoky Marek Kowalczuk, Grazyna Adamus, Zbigniew Jedlinski, Robert W. Lenz

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EFFEC TOF DEGRADATION ON TH E M ECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF M ULTIPHASE PO LYM ER BLENDS PHBV/PLLA

ByS. Iannacey L. Ambrosioy S. 7. Huang, and L. Nicolais

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ENZYM ATIC DEGRADABILITY OF POLY(jS-HYDROXYBUTYRATE) AS A FUNCTION O F TACTICITY

ByPhilippa J. Hockingy Mark R. Timmins, Thomas M. Scherer, R. Clinton Fuller, Robert W. Lenzf and Robert H. Marchessault

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G EN ETIC A LLY MODIFIED STARCH AS AN INDUSTRIAL RAW M ATERIAL

ByChrister Jansson, Sathish Puthigae, Chuanxin Sun, Carl Grenthe

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