Effects of composition on thermal, mechanical properties and biodegradability of starch based polyurethane foams

Cellular Polymers

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-33

  Iannace, Salvatore ^a   Alfani, Roberta ^a   Nicolais, Luigi ^a   Baggi, Grazia ^b   Zangrossi, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYESTERS; POLYURETHANES; STARCH; SUGAR (SUCROSE); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

POLYESTER POLYOLS;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032642603     PISSN: 02624893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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