Study on Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) CopolymersBiodegradation

In the study the biodegradability of some poly(vinyl alcohol)-g-aspartic acid copolymers was investigated, using Trichotecium roseum fungus. The biodegraded samples were examined after established days of inoculation (3–21 days). The modification of structure and surface morphology, caused by copoly...

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Published in:	Memoirs of the Scientific Sections of the Romanian Academy Vol. XXXVIII; pp. 7 - 25
Main Authors:	Rodica Lipşa, Nita Tudorachi, Anca Grigoraş, Cornelia Vasile1, Petronela Grădinariu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Publishing House of the Romanian Academy 01-10-2015
Subjects:	biodegradation clear-zone diameter Poly(vinyl alcohol)-g-aspartic acid copolymers Trichotecium roseum fungus
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Summary:	In the study the biodegradability of some poly(vinyl alcohol)-g-aspartic acid copolymers was investigated, using Trichotecium roseum fungus. The biodegraded samples were examined after established days of inoculation (3–21 days). The modification of structure and surface morphology, caused by copolymers biodegradation was determined by atenuated total reflectance fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). By static light scattering analysis (SLS) was concluded that the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of poly(vinyl alcohol)- g-aspartic acid copolymers was major modified by biodegradation. The thermal characteristics of initial and biodegraded samples were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetry (TG-DTG) analyses.
ISSN:	1224-1407 2343-7049