Characterization and enzymatic degradation of a cross-linked bacterial polyester Thomas M. SchererR. Clinton FullerRobert W. Lenz OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 269
Enhanced degradable yard waste collection bag behavior in a field-scale composting environment Karen K. LeonasMichael A. ColeXiang-Yang Xiao OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 261
Simulated marine respirometry of biodegradable polymers Alfred L. AllenJean MayerDavid L. Kaplan OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 244
Biodegradation of thermally synthesized polyaspartate Diana D. AlfordA. P. WheelerCharles A. Pettigrew OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 236
A user evaluation of biodegradable cutlery Teresa N. MalafiMarlene A. DevineLarry L. Lesher OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 223
Biodegradable plastic made from soybean products. II. Effects of cross-linking and cellulose incorporation on mechanical properties and water absorption I. PaetauC. -Z. ChenJ. Jane OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 217
A carbon-13 method for evaluating degradation of starch-based polymers Martha L. SykesHsueh-Wen YehCharles E. Helsley OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 209
Liquid crystallinity of levan/water/starch solutions Anne E. HuberDavid L. KaplanChristopher Viney OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 199
The degradation of gel-spun poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) “wool” L. J. R. FosterB. J. Tighe OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 194
Microbial degradation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) in compost Joris MergaertCaroline AndersonJean Swings OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 183
Effect of complex nitrogen source on the synthesis and accumulation of poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) by recombinantEscherichia coli in flask and fed-batch cultures Sang Yup LeeHo Nam Chang OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 176
Studies on enhanced degradable plastics. III. The effect of weathering of polyethylene and (ethylene-carbon monoxide) copolymers on moisture and carbon dioxide permeability Shuji NakatsukaAnthony Andrady OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 167
Infrared spectroscopy studies of the photooxidation of a polyethylene nonwoven fabric Linette K. MartinCharles Q. Yang OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 160
Infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance evidence of degradation in thermoplastics based on forest products O. MilsteinR. GersondeJ. J. Meister OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 152
Effect of environmental parameters on the degradability of polymer films in laboratory-scale composting reactors Ji-Dong GuShunjuan YangR. A. Gross OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 135
Biodegradability: An assessment of commercial polymers according to the Canadian method for anaerobic conditions M. DayK. ShawD. Cooney OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 127
Storage stability of injection-molded starch-zein plastics under dry and humid conditions S. LimJ. Jane OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 120
Aging properties of extruded high-amylose starch Randal L. ShogrenBrian K. Jasberg OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 109
Novel malonate-type copolymers containing vinyl alcohol blocks as biodegradable segments and their builder performance in detergent formulations Shuichi MatsumuraToshiyuki Tanaka OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 97
Pseudomonas lemoignei has five poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) (PHA) depolymerase genes: A comparative study of bacterial and eukaryotic PHA depolymerases Bernd Holger BrieseBernhard SchmidtDieter Jendrossek OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 87
Application of recombinant gene technology for production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids: Biosynthesis of poly(4-hydroxybutyric acid) homopolyester Alexander SteinbüchelHenry E. ValentinAndreas Schönebaum OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 74
Proposed mechanism for bacterial metabolism of polyacrylate Fusako KawaiK. IgarashiM. Fukui OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 65
Biodegradability of blends of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) with cellulose acetate esters in activated sludge D. F. GilmoreR. C. FullerM. Scandola OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 57
A summary of environmental legislation targeting disposable diapers and review of related literature Patricia Cox CrewsWendelin RichShirley Niemeyer OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 48
Degradation studies of novel degradable starch-polyethylene plastics containing oxidized polyethylene and prooxidant Meera KimAnthony L. Pometto IIIAlfred R. Fratzke OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 38
Hydrolyzable poly(ethylene terephthalate) Sherry HeidaryBernard Gordon III OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 26
Synthesis of copolyesters containing poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(ε-caprolactone) units and their susceptibility toPseudomonas sp. lipase Hae Sang JunBong Oh KimSeong Ihl Woo OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 18
A method for the isolation of microorganisms producing extracellular long-side-chain poly (β-hydroxyalkanoate) depolymerase Bruce A. RamsayIlie SaracovanRobert H. Marchessault OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 7
The influence of soil macroinvertebrates on primary biodegradation of starch-containing polyethylene films Rong TsaoTodd A. AndersonJoel R. Coats Short Communication Pages: 301 - 306
A respirometric method to measure mineralization of polymeric materials in a matured compost environment Ji-Dong GuS. CoulterR. A. Gross Short Communication Pages: 293 - 299
Degradation and mineralization of cellulose acetate in simulated thermophilic compost environments Ji-Dong GuD. EberielR. A. Gross OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 291
Chemiluminescence in evaluating the thermal oxidative stability of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers. II. ABS/polycarbonate (PC) blends Sunil S. ParikhLev Zlatkevich OriginalPaper Pages: 275 - 279
Degradation of poly(β-hydroxyalkanoates) and polyolefin blends in a municipal wastewater treatment facility David F. GilmoreS. AntounR. Clinton Fuller OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 274
The biodegradation of blends of polycaprolactone and polyethylene exposed to a defined consortium of fungi Luanne TilstraDavid Johnsonbaugh OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 267
A test method to determine rapidly if polymers are biodegradable Luanne TilstraDavid Johnsonbaugh OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 255
Increased biodegradation of a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) matrix in starch-filled LDPE materials Ann-Christine AlbertssonCamilla BarenstedtSigbritt Karlsson OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 245
Production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) from various carbon sources by batch-fed cultures ofAlcaligenes eutrophus Naoyuki KoyamaYoshiharu Doi OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 240
Distribution of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(ε-caprolactone)aerobic degrading microorganisms in different environments Haruo NishidaYutaka Tokiwa OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 233
Biosynthesis of poly-(R)-3-hydroxyalkanoate: An emulsion polymerization G. J. M. de KoningIan A. Maxwell OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 226
Pure-culture and enzymatic assay for starch-polyethylene degradable plastic biodegradation withStreptomyces species Anthony L. Pometto IIIKenneth E. JohnsonMeera Kim OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 221
Aerobic biometer analysis of glucose and starch biodegradation D. RaghavanG. C. WagnerR. P. Wool OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 211
A study of the oxidative degradation of polyolefins Alan J. SipinenDenise R. Rutherford OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 202
Mater-Bi: Properties and biodegradability C. BastioliV. BellottiG. Gilli OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 191
Changes in carbonyl index and average molecular weight on embrittlement of enhanced-photodegradable polyethylenes A. L. AndradyJ. E. PegramY. Tropsha OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 179
Starch-filled polyethylene in a composting environment: Evidence for polyethylene matrix oxidation E. ChielliniF. CioniA. Pera Short Communication Pages: 167 - 170
Starch-plastic materials—Preparation, physical properties, and biodegradability (a review of recent USDA research) C. L. SwansonR. L. ShogrenS. H. Imam Review Pages: 155 - 166
Cellulose acetate biodegradability upon exposure to simulated aerobic composting and anaerobic bioreactor environments Ji-Dong GuD. T. EberielR. A. Gross OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 153
Degradation of starch-plastic composites in a municipal solid waste landfill Vincent T. Breslin OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 141
Studies on enhanced degradable plastics. II. Weathering of enhanced photodegradable polyethylenes under marine and freshwater floating exposure A. L. AndradyJ. E. PegramY. Song OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 126