Sorption characteristics of water, oil and diesel in cellulose nanofiber reinforced corn starch resin/ramie fabric composites

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 281-299

  Sreekala, M S ^a   Goda, Koichi ^b   Devi, P V ^c  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sree Kerala Varma College   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradable composites; Cellulose nanofiber; Corn starch resin; Diesel sorption; Oil sorption; Water sorption

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; DIESEL FUELS; RESINS; SORPTION;

BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; CORN STARCH RESIN; DIESEL SORPTION; OIL SORPTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITES; OIL; SORPTION; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; WATER SORPTION;

EID: 40549144055     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855408783810812     Document Type: Article

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