Permeability of polylactide nanocomposite films for water vapour, oxygen and carbon dioxide

Polymer Testing

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 835-840

  Zenkiewicz, Marian ^a   Richert, Józef ^b  

^a KAZIMIERZ WIELKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Department of Elastomers and Rubber Technology   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide transmission rate; Compatibilizers; Nanocomposites; Oxygen transmission rate; Poly(lactic acid); Water vapour transmission rate

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; CAPILLARITY; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY MINERALS; ESTERS; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLS; LIQUIDS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXIDES; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERS; SILICATE MINERALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSMISSION RATE; COMPATIBILIZERS; OXYGEN TRANSMISSION RATE; POLY(LACTIC ACID); WATER VAPOUR TRANSMISSION RATE;

CARBON FILMS;

EID: 51249096958     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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