Mechanical and barrier properties of composite films based on rice flour and cellulose fibers

LWT

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 535-542

  Dias, Amanda B ^a   Müller, Carmen M O ^a   Larotonda, Fábio D S ^a   Laurindo, João B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Barrier properties; Biodegradable films; Cellulose fibers; Mechanical properties; Rice flour

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FILMS; COSTS; FILM PREPARATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE FIBERS;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; BIODEGRADABLE FILM; CELLULOSE FIBER; COMPACT STRUCTURES; DEFORMATION CAPACITY; MECHANICAL AND BARRIERS; RICE FLOUR; WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; BIODEGRADABILITY; CELLULOSE FIBERS; COMPOSITES; FLOUR; GLYCEROL; MONOLAYERS; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; REINFORCEMENT; RICE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE FIBERS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 77958494720     PISSN: 00236438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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