On the use of plant cellulose nanowhiskers to enhance the barrier properties of polylactic acid

Cellulose

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 987-1004

  Sanchez Garcia, Maria D ^a   Lagaron, Jose M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Mass transport properties; Nanobiocomposites; PLA

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSIS; BARRIER PROPERTIES; BIOPOLYESTER; CELLULOSE NANOWHISKERS; CHLOROFORM SOLUTIONS; CRYSTALLINITIES; FREEZE DRYING; MASS TRANSPORT; MATRIX; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MICROFIBERS; NANO-BIOCOMPOSITES; NANOFILLER; OXYGEN PERMEABILITY; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; PLA; POLY LACTIC ACID; REINFORCING ELEMENTS; THERMAL STABILITY; TRANSCRYSTALLINITY; WATER PERMEABILITY; WELL-DISPERSED;

ACIDS; CELLULOSE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; GAS PERMEABILITY; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOWHISKERS; OXYGEN; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 77956880036     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-010-9430-x     Document Type: Article

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