Structure and water absorption of starch and polyethylene-octene elastomer composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-391

  Shang, Xiaoya ^a   Fu, Xiong ^a   Yang, Liansheng ^a   Chen, Xudong ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Morphology; Polyethylene octene elastomer; Starch; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

COMPATIBILIZERS; ELASTOMERS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER BLENDS; STARCH; WATER ABSORPTION;

CROSSLINKED STARCH; ESTERIFIED STARCH; GELATINIZED STARCH; OXIDIZED STARCH; POLYETHYLENE OCTENE ELASTOMER (POE);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 40249108596     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407084118     Document Type: Article

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