Modification of ramie fibers using microwaveassisted grafting and cellulase enzyme-assisted biopolishing: A comparative study of morphology, thermal stability, and crystallinity

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 307-318

  Kalia, Susheel ^a   Sheoran, Renu ^b  

^a Bahra University   (India)

^b SINGHANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Crystallinity; Mma; Morphology; Ramie; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLISHING; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CRYSTALLINITIES; HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MATRIX; METHYL METHACRYLATES; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; MMA; MODIFIED FIBERS; PLASMA TREATMENT; RAMIE; RAMIE FIBERS; TGA/DTA; XRD;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; ENZYMES; ESTERS; FABRICS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEMP; MORPHOLOGY; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

NATURAL FIBERS;

ANATOMY; BACTERIA; CELLULASE; COPOLYMERIZATION; CRYSTALLINITY; ENZYMES; ESTERS; METHYL METHACRYLATE; NATURAL FIBERS; RAMIE; THERMAL STABILITY;

EID: 79960854341     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2011.587946     Document Type: Article

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