Preparation and characterization of persimmon leaves/cellulose blend fiber and comparison with cellulose fiber

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 415-418

  Wang, Zhi Xin ^a   Shen, Qing ^a,b   Gu, Qing Feng ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials   (China)

Author keywords

Blend fiber; Cellulose; Mechanical properties; Persimmon leaves; Wet spinning

Indexed keywords

BLEND FIBER; DSC; PERSIMMON LEAVES; WET SPINNING;

CELLULOSE; COAGULATION; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLUTIONS; SPINNING (FIBERS); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NATURAL FIBERS;

DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 4344568021     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2004.05.017     Document Type: Article

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