Effects of plasticizers on the structure and properties of starch-clay nanocomposite films

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 552-558

  Tang, Xiaozhi ^a   Alavi, Sajid ^a   Herald, Thomas J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay; Film; Nanocomposite; Plasticizer; Starch

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; GLYCEROL; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELT SPINNING; NANOCOMPOSITES; OPTICAL DESIGN; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SILICATE MINERALS; STARCH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADABLE NANOCOMPOSITES; CLAY; CLAY EXFOLIATION; CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE; CORN STARCH; FILM; FILM PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MELT EXTRUSIONS; MONTMORILLONITE (MMT); NANOCLAYS; NANOCOMPOSITE; PLASTICIZER; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM); WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 49149128818     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.04.022     Document Type: Article

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