Functional properties of extruded foam composites of starch acetate and corn cob fiber

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 255-269

  Guan, Junjie ^a   Hanna, Milford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulosic fiber; Extrusion; Foam; Starch acetate

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXTRUSION; FOAMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH; WATER ABSORPTION;

EXTRUDED FOAM COMPOSITES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

ZEA MAYS;

CELLULOSIC FIBER; COMPOSITE; EXTRUSION; STARCH;

EID: 1542361145     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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