Phase structure of compatibilized poly(lactic acid)/linear low-density polyethylene blends

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 823-833

  Su, Zhizhong ^a   Li, Qiuying ^a   Liu, Yongjun ^a   Xu, Haiyan ^a   Guo, Weihong ^a   Wu, Chifei ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Blend; Compatilizer; Linear low density polyethylene; Phase structure; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

BLEND; CARBOXYL GROUPS; COMPATILIZER; DISPERSED PHASE; DRIVING FORCES; EPOXY GROUP; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; HYDROXYL GROUPS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; POLY (ETHYLENE-OCTENE); POLY(LACTIC ACID); SEM; SPREADING COEFFICIENTS; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ETHYLENE; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHASE STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TENSION; THERMOPLASTICS;

X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 70449553427     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340902956327     Document Type: Article

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