Injection molded thermoplastic starch/natural rubber/clay nanocomposites: Morphology and mechanical properties

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-86

  Mondragon M ^a   Hernandez E M ^a   Rivera Armenta, J L ^b   Rodriguez Gonzalez F J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE CIUDAD MADERO   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN QUÍMICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Injection molding; Morphology; Nanocomposites; Natural rubber; Thermoplastic starch

Indexed keywords

CLAY NANOPARTICLES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL RUBBER; NATURAL RUBBER LATEXES; RUBBER MODIFICATIONS; RUBBER/CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; TEM; TEST SPECIMENS; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; TWIN-SCREW EXTRUSIONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CLAY MINERALS; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTIC MOLDS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

RUBBER MOLDING;

EID: 64749095036     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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