Reduced water vapour sorption in cellulose nanocomposites with starch matrix

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 500-506

  Svagan, Anna J ^a   Hedenqvist, Mikael S ^a   Berglund, Lars ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Nanocomposites; C. Modelling; Moisture diffusion

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DIFFUSION; GLYCEROL; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MOISTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; SORPTION; STARCH; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); WATER VAPOR;

A. NANOCOMPOSITES; C. MODELLING; CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; DIFFUSIVITIES; MATRIXES; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; MODEL PARAMETERS; MOISTURE CONCENTRATIONS; MOISTURE DIFFUSION; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITIES; MOISTURE SORPTIONS; MOISTURE UPTAKES; MOLECULAR MOBILITIES; PLASTICIZED STARCHES; STARCH FILMS; WATER VAPOURS;

CELLULOSE FILMS;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COMPOSITES; DIFFUSION; GLYCEROL; KINETICS; SORPTION; STARCH; WATER VAPOR;

CELLULOSIC FIBER; COMPOSITE; MOISTURE; NANOFIBER; SORPTION;

EID: 59149098652     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.11.016     Document Type: Article

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