Studies on the properties of natural fibers-reinforced thermoplastic starch composites

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-24

  Ma, Xiaofei ^a   Yu, Jiugao ^a   Kennedy, John F ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composites tensile strengths; Fiber; Thermoplastic starch

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; NATURAL FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

COMPOSITE TENSILE STRENGTH; FIBER CONTENT; SEM MICROGRAPHS; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH (TPS);

STARCH;

NATURAL FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 25844444570     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

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