Self-reinforced composites obtained by the partial oxypropylation of cellulose fibers. 1. Characterization of the materials obtained with different types of fibers

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-442

  de Menezes, Aparecido Junior ^a   Pasquini, Daniel ^b   Curvelo, Antonio Aprígio da Silva ^a   Gandini, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cellulose fibers; Oxypropylation; Self reinforced composites

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FILMS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTACT ANGLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROPYLENE; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BIPHASIC; CELLULOSE FIBERS; CONTACT-ANGLE MEASUREMENTS; FILTER PAPERS; FT-IR SPECTROSCOPIES; MOLAR RATIOS; MONO COMPONENTS; OH GROUPS; OXYPROPYLATION; PARTIAL OXYPROPYLATION; PROPYLENE OXIDES; SELF-REINFORCED COMPOSITES; THERMOPLASTIC MATRICES; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CALORIMETRY; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FIBERS; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; COMPOSITES; CONTACT ANGLE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROPYLENE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEXTILE FIBERS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 62749126643     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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