Yutaka Tokiwa

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Active since

1977

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 life sciences, biodegradation, and polymer chemistry.

Publications per year

1977–2017

100

Publications

100

Hydrolysis of polyesters by lipases

Yutaka Tokiwa, Tomoo Suzuki · Nature · 1977 · 478 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +10

Biodegradability and Biodegradation of Polyesters

Yutaka Tokiwa, Buenaventurada P. Calabia · Journal of environmental polymer degradation · 2007 · 299 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science +10

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

Haruo Nishida, Yutaka Tokiwa · Journal of environmental polymer degradation · 1993 · 277 citations

Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Microbiology +15

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 · 209 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Soil Sciences +17

Thermal degradation behaviour of poly(lactic acid) stereocomplex

Yujiang Fan, Haruo Nishida, Yoshihito Shirai et al. · Polymer Degradation and Stability · 2004 · 189 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +14

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