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  • Biodegradation of Aliphatic Polyesters Under Composting and Seawater Conditions

  • Yujin Hyun*, Hyo Won Kwak**, ***,† , and Hyoung-Joon Jin*, ****,†

  • *Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
    **Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
    ***Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
    ****Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea

  • 생분해성 지방족 폴리에스테르의 퇴비 및 해수 환경 생분해도 평가

  • 현유진* · 곽효원**, ***,† · 진형준*, ****,†

  • *인하대학교 고분자환경융합공학전공, **서울대학교 농림생물자원학부, ***서울대학교 농업생명과학연구원, ****인하대학교 고분자공학과

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This Article

  • 2022; 46(3): 318-326

    Published online May 25, 2022

  • 10.7317/pk.2022.46.3.318
  • Received on Aug 10, 2021
  • Revised on Nov 12, 2021
  • Accepted on Nov 12, 2021

Correspondence to

  • Hyo Won Kwak**, ***, and Hyoung-Joon Jin*, ****

  • *Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
    **Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
    ***Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea
    ****Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea

  • E-mail: bk0502@snu.ac.kr. hjjin@inha.ack.kr