Mechanical and thermal properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) blends with starch and starch derivatives

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 197, Issue , 2003, Pages 77-88

  Innocentini Mei, Lucia H ^a   Bartoli, Julio R ^a   Baltieri, Rodrigo C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biopolymers; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DERIVATIVES; GLASS TRANSITION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; STARCH; THERMOPLASTICS;

MELTING POINT;

POLYMER BLENDS;

POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYMER; STARCH; URETHAN;

BIODEGRADABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MELTING POINT; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0141761281     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200350708     Document Type: Conference Paper

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