Morphology and barrier properties of solvent cast composites of thermoplastic biopolymers and purified cellulose fibers

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-244

  Sanchez Garcia, M D ^a   Gimenez, E ^b   Lagaron, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barrier properties; Cellulose fibers; Composites; PCL and PHBV; PLA

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYCAPROLACTONE; RAMAN SCATTERING;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; BIOCOMPOSITES; CELLULOSE FIBERS; FIBER AGGLOMERATION;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 36149000955     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2007.05.041     Document Type: Article

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