Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology
Online ISSN : 1349-6336
Print ISSN : 0914-9244
ISSN-L : 0914-9244
Photo decomposition of Aliphatic Polyesters. V
Eiji Ikada
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1998 Volume 11 Issue 1 Pages 23-27

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Application of the aliphatic polyesters are now gradually increasing as the so-called "Environmental plastics". These polyesters rapidly decompose in various soils and in sea water. On the other hand, it was found that these aliphatic polyesters easily degraded by UV irradiation. Photo degradation of the polyesters was tested by solar irradiation. The films were exposed at the rooftop of Kobe University building and utility of the aliphatic polyesters for the photo degradable plastics was tested
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