Poly(lactic acid)/organoclay nanocomposites: Thermal, rheological properties and foam processing

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 689-698

  Di, Y ^a   Iannace, Salvatore ^a   Di Maio, Ernesto ^b   Nicolais, Luigi ^a,b  

^a Inst Compos Mat Technol NRC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exfoliation; Foam processing; Melt mixing; Nanocomposites; Organoclay; Poly(lactic acid); Rheological properties; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

FOAMS; MIXTURES; ORGANIC ACIDS; RHEOLOGY; SILICATES; THERMOPLASTICS; VISCOSITY;

EXFOLIATION; FOAM PROCESSING; MELT MIXING; ORGANOCLAY; POLY(LACTIC ACID); RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 15544377243     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.20366     Document Type: Article

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