Degradation study of polypropylene (PP) and bioriented polypropylene (BOPP) in the environment

Polymers are vastly employed for numerous purposes in different industrial segments and generate soaring quantities of discarding in the environment. This research analyzed the degradability/biodegradability of polypropylene films (PP) and Bioriented polypropylene (BOPP) polymers after 11 months int...

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Main Authors: Carina Longo, Michele Savaris, Mára Zeni, Rosmary Nichele Brandalise, Ana Maria Coulon Grisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2011-12-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392011000400003