Poly-(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) and poly(hydroxy-butyrate) (PHB) blends containing seaweed fibers: Morphology and thermal-mechanical properties

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 5282-5288

  Barghini, Arianna ^a,b   Ivanova, Vassilka I ^a,b   Imam, Syed H ^c   Chiellini, Emo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b BIOLAB   (Italy)

^c WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blends; Composites; DSC; Fibers; Fillers

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; BLENDS; CAPROLACTONE; COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION-MOLDED FILMS; CRYSTALLINITIES; DSC; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FIBER CONTENTS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MACRO ALGAE; MASSIVE QUANTITIES; MATRIX; ORGANIC FILLERS; PROCESSABLE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; WELL-DISPERSED; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BLENDING; FIBERS; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SEAWEED; TENSILE STRENGTH;

TEXTILE BLENDS;

EID: 78349280405     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.24327     Document Type: Article

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