Preparation and characterization of tapioca starch-poly(lactic acid) nanocomposite foams by melt intercalation based on clay type

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-106

  Lee, Siew Yoong ^a   Chen, Han ^a   Hanna, Milford A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Foams; Nanocomposites; Organoclay; Properties

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; FOAMS; ORGANOCLAY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MELT-INTERCALATION; TRANSITION ENTHALPIES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

CALORIMETRY; FOAM; ORGANOCLAY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; YOUNG MODULUS;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

ABSORPTION; FOAM; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MELTING POINT; NANOCOMPOSITE; POLYLACTIC ACID; STARCH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 43849093286     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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