Thermoplastic starch-cellulosic fibers composites: Preliminary results

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-188

  Curvelo, A A S ^a   De Carvalho, A J F ^a   Agnelli, J A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Composite; Eucalyptus wood pulp; Thermoplastic cornstarch

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CELLULOSE; PLANTS (BOTANY); PLASTICIZERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH; THERMOPLASTICS;

EUCALYPTUS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

CELLULOSE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS UROGRANDIS;

EID: 0035372086     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(00)00314-3     Document Type: Article

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