The Oxidative and Biological Destruction of Composite Materials Based on Low-Density Polyethylene and Lignocellulosic Fillers

Authors: 

Piotr Pantyukhov, Tatyana Monakhova, Nataliya Kolesnikova, Anatoly Popov and Svetlana Nikolaeva

In this work 20 new biogegradable materials from polyethylene and lignocellulosic fillers were examined. The samples with and without compatibilizer were compared. This work contains four different methods of investigation: TGA, microscopy, thermal oxidation, biodegradation in soil.

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