In-depth characterization of granular starch-graft-polyester compositions as obtained by in situ polymerization of lactones from the starch surface

Polymer International

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 656-663

  Rutot Houzé, Delphine ^a   Degée, Philippe ^a   Gouttebaron, Rachel ^a   Hecq, Michel ^a   Narayan, Ramani ^b   Dubois, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coordination insertion; Poly( caprolactone); Ring opening polymerization; Starch; Surface grafting

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DERIVATIVES; HYDROXYLATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; POLYESTERS; SOLUTIONS; STARCH; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS; TOLUENE;

GRAFTING EFFICIENCIES; STARCH SURFACE;

POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 2542501490     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.1387     Document Type: Article

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