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1 Formation of biodegradable plastics from natural macromolecules
 2 1993-1996
 3 ocean,global change,wastes
 4 reaction mechanism,source inventry
 5 chemistry,biology
 6 Jun HOSOKAWA, takahiro HIROTSU, Masashi NISHIYAMA, Hiroshi KABEYA,
   Kazutosi YOSHIHARA, Takamasa KUBO, Takashi ENDO, Ryouichi KITAGAWA
 7 Biological Material Div,Marine Resources Dept,
 8 SNIRI,AIST,MITI
 9 2217-14,Hayashi-cho,Takamatsu,Kagawa 761-0395
10 Japan
11 81-878-69-3511
12 81-878-69-3553
13 Theme of this study is to investigate novel biodegradable plastics from 
   natural polymers (cellulose,chitosan,etc.) a little modified. The material 
   has functions as physiological activity, other than biodegradability.
14 1) Jun Hosokawa et.al.,Biodegradable Film Derived from Chitosan and 
      Homogenized Cellulose,Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,29,
      880-805,1990.
   2) Jun Hosokawa et.al.,Reaction between Chitosan and Cellulose on 
      Biodegradable Composite Film Formation,Industrial & Engineering Chemistry 
      Research,30,788-792,1991. 
   3) Ryouichi Kitagawa et.al.,New Application of Cellulose and Chitosan for 
      Biodegradable Polymer Material,Proc. 3rd Int. Sci. Workshop on 
      Biodegradable Plastics and Polymers,Osaka,Japan,Eds. Y.Doi & K.Fukuda,
      Elsevier,Amsterdam,451-458,1994.
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1 Research on Technology for Immobilized Marine Oil-Degrading Microorganisms
   and Methods for Characterizing Microbial Ecosystem of Oil Biodegradation in 
   Sea Water 
 2 1993-1997
 3 water,ocean,oil biodegradation
 4 bioreactor development
 5 chemistry,biology
 6 Hiroshi KAMISHIMA,Satoshi FUKUOKA,Hideki OBIKA,Hirotaka KAKITA,Zhong-Fu LI
 7 Biological Function Div,Marine Resources Dept,
 8 SNIRI,AIST,MITI
 9 2217-14,Hayashi-cho,Takamatsu,Kagawa 761-0395
10 Japan
11 81-878-69-3511
12 81-878-69-3553
13 The object of this study is to develop the environmentally available 
   bioreactor system for degradation of spilt oil in sea water.It is planned to 
   co-immobilize marine oil-degrading microorganisms and nutrients in the 
   bioreactor carrier to improve the biodegradation rate.
14 1) Zhong-Fu Li et.al.,Improvement of Immobilizations Conditions for 
      Biodegradation of Floating Oil by a Bio-System Co-Immobilizing Marine 
      Oil-Degrading Yeast Candida sp. and Nutrients,Seibutsu-Kogaku Kaishi,73,
      295-299,1995.
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