Cell morphology of extrusion foamed poly(lactic acid) using endothermic chemical foaming agent

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 5947-5954

  Matuana, Laurent M ^a   Faruk, Omar ^a   Diaz, Carlos A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular morphology; Chemical foaming agent; Extrusion foaming; Melt index; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY; CHEMICAL FOAMING AGENT; EXTRUSION FOAMING; MELT INDEX; POLY(LACTIC ACID);

BODY FLUIDS; CELL MEMBRANES; EXTRUSION; EXTRUSION DIES; FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS; HIGH ENERGY FORMING; LACTIC ACID; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER MELTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPEED;

VOID FRACTION;

FOAMING AGENT; POLYLACTIC ACID;

CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMICAL METHOD; ENDOTHERMY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOAM; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER; POPULATION DENSITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTHALPY; EXTRUSION FOAMING; FOAMING; MELTING POINT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FERMENTATION; GASES; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANTS; POLYMERS; STARCH; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 68649100379     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.06.063     Document Type: Article

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