Thermal degradation and physical aging of poly(lactic acid) and its blends with starch

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 829-836

  Acioli Moura, Ricardo ^a   Sun, Xiuzhi Susan ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; LACTIC ACID; PYROLYSIS; STARCH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

PHYSICAL AGING; PLASTIC BAGS; TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDER;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 42249085608     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21019     Document Type: Article

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