Addition of glycerol plasticizer to seaweeds derived alginates: Influence of microstructure on chemical-physical properties

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 503-511

  Avella, Maurizio ^a   Pace, Emilia Di ^a   Immirzi, Barbara ^a   Impallomeni, Giuseppe ^a   Malinconico, Mario ^a   Santagata, Gabriella ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alginate; Glycerol; Microstructure; Thermal and mechanical characterizations

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; MICROSTRUCTURE; SEAWEED; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; THIN FILMS;

MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; POLYMERIC MICROSTRUCTURES; SODIUM ALGINATES; SPECIFIC MASS RATIO;

PLASTICIZERS;

EID: 34247872995     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.01.011     Document Type: Article

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