1. Proposed mechanism for bacterial metabolism of polyacrylate

   • Fusako Kawai
   • K. Igarashi
   • M. Fukui

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 65

2. Application of recombinant gene technology for production of polyhydroxyalkanoic acids: Biosynthesis of poly(4-hydroxybutyric acid) homopolyester

   • Alexander Steinbüchel
   • Henry E. Valentin
   • Andreas Schönebaum

   OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 74

3. Pseudomonas lemoignei has five poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) (PHA) depolymerase genes: A comparative study of bacterial and eukaryotic PHA depolymerases

   • Bernd Holger Briese
   • Bernhard Schmidt
   • Dieter Jendrossek

   OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 87

4. Novel malonate-type copolymers containing vinyl alcohol blocks as biodegradable segments and their builder performance in detergent formulations

   • Shuichi Matsumura
   • Toshiyuki Tanaka

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 97

5. Aging properties of extruded high-amylose starch

   • Randal L. Shogren
   • Brian K. Jasberg

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 109

6. Storage stability of injection-molded starch-zein plastics under dry and humid conditions

   • S. Lim
   • J. Jane

   OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 120

7. Biodegradability: An assessment of commercial polymers according to the Canadian method for anaerobic conditions

   • M. Day
   • K. Shaw
   • D. Cooney

   OriginalPaper Pages: 121 - 127

8. Effect of environmental parameters on the degradability of polymer films in laboratory-scale composting reactors

   • Ji-Dong Gu
   • Shunjuan Yang
   • R. A. Gross

   OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 135

9. Infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance evidence of degradation in thermoplastics based on forest products

   • O. Milstein
   • R. Gersonde
   • J. J. Meister

   OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 152

10. Infrared spectroscopy studies of the photooxidation of a polyethylene nonwoven fabric

    • Linette K. Martin
    • Charles Q. Yang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 160

11. Studies on enhanced degradable plastics. III. The effect of weathering of polyethylene and (ethylene-carbon monoxide) copolymers on moisture and carbon dioxide permeability

    • Shuji Nakatsuka
    • Anthony Andrady

    OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 167