Starch-lignin foams

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 311-320

  Stevens, E S ^a   Klamczynski, A ^b   Glenn, G M ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Biopolymers; Lignin; Starch; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951081766     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.39     Document Type: Article

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