Nano clay reinforced PCL/starch blends obtained by high energy ball milling

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 172-179

  Vertuccio, Luigi ^a   Gorrasi, Giuliana ^a   Sorrentino, Andrea ^a   Vittoria, Vittoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ball milling; Nano composites; PCL starch blends; Thermo mechanical properties; Transport properties

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BALL MILLS; DISPERSION (WAVES); GRINDING (MACHINING); GRINDING MILLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MILLING (MACHINING); MINERALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMER BLENDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM; STARCH;

COMPATIBILIZATION; NANO COMPOSITES; PCL/STARCH BLENDS; THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BALL MILLING;

EID: 51749119662     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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