Processing and characterization of thermoplastic starch/polyethylene blends

Polymer

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 647-655

  St Pierre, N ^a   Favis, B D ^a   Ramsay, B A ^a   Ramsay, J A ^a,b   Verhoogt, H ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blend; Gelatinization polyethylene; Morphology; Tensile properties; Thermoplastic starch

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); GELATION; GLYCEROL; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTICIZERS; PLASTICS EXTRUDERS; PRESSURE CONTROL; STARCH; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDERS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0031078786     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-3861(97)81176-7     Document Type: Article

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