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A study on the biodegradability of polyethylene terephthalate fiber and diethylene glycol terephthalate

✍ Scribed by Jianfei Zhang; Xiaochun Wang; Jixian Gong; Zhenya Gu

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2004
Tongue: English
Weight: 268 KB
Volume: 93
Category: Article
ISSN: 0021-8995
DOI: 10.1002/app.20556

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