Water transmission barrier properties of biodegradable films based on cellulosic whiskers and xylan

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 357-360

  Saxena, Amit ^a   Ragauskas, Arthur J ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barrier; Cellulose whiskers; Water transmission; Xylan

Indexed keywords

BARRIER; BARRIER PROPERTIES; BIODEGRADABLE FILM; CELLULOSE WHISKERS; NATURAL BIOPOLYMERS; PHYSICAL STRENGTH; SOFTWOOD KRAFT; WATER TRANSMISSION; XYLAN;

BIOPOLYMERS; CELLULOSE; KRAFT PROCESS; KRAFT PULP; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SULFURIC ACID;

FILM PREPARATION;

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE WHISKERS; FILM; KRAFT PULPING; PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SULFURIC ACID; XYLANS;

EID: 67650995799     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2009.03.039     Document Type: Article

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