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Degradation of polyethylene by a fungus, Penicillium simplicissimum YK
Polymer Degradation and Stability · 2001 · Vol. 72(2) · pp. 323–327
Keiko Yamada‐Onodera✉(Nara Institute of Science and Technology)Hiroshi Mukumoto(Nara Institute of Science and Technology)Yuhji Katsuyaya(Kyoto University)Atsushi Saiganji(Kyoto University)Yoshiki Tani(Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
Microplastics and Plastic Pollutionbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryPolyethyleneBiodegradationFungusChemistryDegradation (telecommunications)Nitric acidHyphaGel permeation chromatographyPenicilliumNuclear chemistry
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