Cellulose-containing fillers for polymer composites

Mechanics of Composite Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-188

  Laka, M ^a   Chernyavskaya, S ^a   Maskavs, M ^b  

^a LATVIAN STATE INSTITUTE OF WOOD CHEMISTRY   (Latvia)

^b RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Cellulose containing materials; Elastic modulus; Gels; Macrocrystalline cellulose; Tensile stress; Viscosity; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DISPERSIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; FILLERS; GELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; RHEOLOGY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRESS; VISCOSITY; YIELD STRESS;

DRY GRINDING; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE (MCC); THERMOCATALYTIC METHOD;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0038365171     PISSN: 01915665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023469614577     Document Type: Article

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