Thermal degradation of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) and their blends upon melt processing

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-82

  Signori, Francesca ^a   Coltelli, Maria Beatrice ^b   Bronco, Simona ^a  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Molecular weight; Reactive blending; SEC

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; BLENDING; BODY FLUIDS; BUTENES; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; DUCTILITY; ESTERS; FORMING; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; ORGANIC ACIDS; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS; BIODEGRADABLE; BIODEGRADABLE ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS; BLENDED MATERIALS; BUTYLENE ADIPATE; CHAIN REACTIONS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HOMO POLYMERS; INDUSTRIAL PACKAGING; MELT PROCESSING; MOISTURE REMOVALS; NITROGEN ATMOSPHERES; PHASE DISPERSIONS; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; PROCESSING CONDITIONS; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; REACTIVE BLENDING; SEC; SEMICRYSTALLINE; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMO MECHANICALS; THERMO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 57449100831     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.10.004     Document Type: Article

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