Novel toughened polylactic acid nanocomposite: Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3289-3298

  Balakrishnan, Harintharavimal ^a   Hassan, Azman ^a   Wahit, Mat Uzir ^a   Yussuf, A A ^a   Razak, Shamsul Bahri Abdul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Linear low density polyethylene; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; Polylactic acid; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANOPHILIC; POLY LACTIC ACID; STORAGE MODULI; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

ACIDS; BENDING STRENGTH; CLAY MINERALS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GLASS; GLASS TRANSITION; IMPACT STRENGTH; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILICATE MINERALS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 77952743203     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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