Dispersion evaluation of microcrystalline cellulose/cellulose nanofibril-filled polypropylene composites using thermogravimetric analysis

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1007-1015

  Yang, Han Seung ^a   Gardner, Douglas J ^a   Nader, Jacques W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanofiber; Microcrystalline cellulose; Probabilistic approach; Reliability; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; COEFFICIENT OF VARIANCE; FILLED COMPOSITES; FILLED THERMOPLASTICS; FILLER DISPERSION; MELT BLENDING; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; NOVEL METHODS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; POLYPROPYLENE MATRICES; PP MATRIX; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; RESIDUAL MASS; RULE OF MIXTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

BLENDING; CELLULOSE; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NANOFIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RATING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952043367     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-010-1147-4     Document Type: Article

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