Natural weathering evaluation of LDPE-mango starch blends by mechanical properties and high field NMR

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 245-246, Issue , 2006, Pages 166-169

  Rodrigues, Tathiane Cordeiro ^a   Tavares, Maria Inês Bruno ^a   Pita, Victor Jayme Roget Rodriguez ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

LDPE; Mechanical properties; Natural degradation; NMR; Starch

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMER MATRIX; WEATHERING;

FRAGMENTABILITY; NATURAL DEGRADATION; NATURAL WEATHERING EVALUATION; STARCH DEGRADATION;

STARCH;

EID: 33947120249     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: 15213900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200651323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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