Mechanical and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid)/starch/ montmorillonite biodegradable blends

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 633-638

  Jie, Ren ^a   Zichao, Liu ^a   Tianbin, Ren ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADABLE BLENDS; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; POLYLACTIC ACID;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 37749024272     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096739110701500806     Document Type: Conference Paper

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