Rheological and mechanical properties of poly(lactic acid)/polystyrene polymer blend

Polymer Bulletin

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 509-519

  Hamad, Kotiba ^a   Kaseem, Mosab ^a   Deri, Fawaz ^a  

^a DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; PLA; Polymer blends; PS; Rheology

Indexed keywords

BLENDING POLYMERS; CAPILLARY RHEOMETER; CONSTANT SHEAR; FLOW ACTIVATION ENERGY; LABORATORY SCALE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS; PLA; POLY(LACTIC ACID); POLYSTYRENE POLYMERS; PS; RHEOLOGICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHEAR RATES; SHEAR-THINNING BEHAVIOR; SINGLE SCREW EXTRUDER; STRAIN AT BREAK; VISCOSITY-TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BLENDING; BODY FLUIDS; ELASTICITY; LACTIC ACID; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYSTYRENES; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VISCOSITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77958066273     PISSN: 01700839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00289-010-0354-2     Document Type: Article

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