Yutaka Tokiwa

100

Publications

6.2K

Citations

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1977

Active since

Affiliations

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology(Current)

Tokuyama (Japan)

Institute for Fermentation

Toyobo (Japan)

Kasetsart University

Yutaka Tokiwa is an author at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology specializing in engineering, polymer chemistry, and polymer science.

Top concepts

EngineeringPolymer SciencePolymer ChemistryBiotechnologyMicrobiologyBiochemical EngineeringBiodegradationPolymersChemical EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering

Publications per year

1977–2017

100

Publications

100

Hydrolysis of polyesters by lipases

Yutaka Tokiwa, Tomoo Suzuki · Nature · 1977 · 471 citations

Engineering, Polymer Science, Biochemical Engineering +3

Biodegradability and Biodegradation of Polyesters

Yutaka Tokiwa, Buenaventurada P. Calabia · Journal of environmental polymer degradation · 2007 · 291 citations

Engineering, Degradable Plastic, Polymer Science +5

Distribution of poly(?-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(?-caprolactone)aerobic degrading microorganisms in different environments

Haruo Nishida, Yutaka Tokiwa · Journal of environmental polymer degradation · 1993 · 271 citations

Phylogenetic Affiliation of Soil Bacteria That Degrade Aliphatic Polyesters Available Commercially as Biodegradable Plastics

Tetsushi Suyama, Yutaka Tokiwa, Pornpimol Ouichanpagdee et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1998 · 206 citations · Full text

Engineering, Bioplastic, Biodegradable Polymers +18

Thermal degradation behaviour of poly(lactic acid) stereocomplex

Yujiang Fan, Haruo Nishida, Yoshihito Shirai et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 2004 · 183 citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Polymer Science +4

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