Transcrystallization of polypropylene at cellulose nanocrystal surfaces

Cellulose

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-301

  Gray, Derek G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanocrystals; Isotactic polypropylene; Transcrystallization

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FLAX; NANOCRYSTALS; NUCLEATION;

CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; TRANSCRYSTALLIZATION;

POLYPROPYLENES;

CELLULOSE I; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLAX; NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENE; RAMIE; REINFORCED PLASTIC;

CELLULOSIC FIBER; CRYSTALLIZATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FLAX FIBER; MATRIX; NUCLEATION; POLYPROPYLENE; RAMIE FIBER;

EID: 39749171211     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-007-9176-2     Document Type: Article

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