Cellulose and cellulignin from sugarcane bagasse reinforced polypropylene composites: Effect of acetylation on mechanical and thermal properties

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1362-1369

  Luz, S M ^a   Del Tio, J ^a   Rocha, G J M ^a   Goncalves A R ^a   Del'Arco Jr , A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE AERONÁUTICA E ESPAÇO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A: Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); Acetylation; B: Mechanical properties; B: Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; BAGASSE; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIGITAL CAMERAS; FIBER OPTICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER INTERFEROMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SECONDARY EMISSION; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

A: POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); ACETYL GROUPS; B: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; B: THERMAL PROPERTIES; CELLULIGNIN; CHEMICAL-; FLEXURAL TESTING; FT-IR ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MODIFICATION EFFICIENCY; MODIFIED FIBERS; MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES; REINFORCED POLYPROPYLENE; SUGAR CANE BAGASSE; TGA AND DSC;

FIBERS;

ACETYLATION; BAGASSE; CALORIMETRY; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COMPOSITES; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 50049121307     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2008.04.014     Document Type: Article

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