Biodegradable Polyester-Based Blend Reinforced with Curauá Fiber: Thermal, Mechanical and Biodegradation Behaviour

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 237-244

  Harnnecker, Fernanda ^a   Santos Rosa, Derval dos ^b   Lenz, Denise Maria ^c  

^a Banco Central do Brasil   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Biodegradable polymer; Curau fiber; Mechanical properties; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; BIODEGRADATION TEST; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; DEGRADATION TEST; DEGRADATION TIME; FIBER COMPOSITE; IN-WATER ABSORPTION; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; MATRIX; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MELT FLOW INDEX; MELT MIXING; POLYMER COMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; VEGETAL FIBERS;

ADHESION; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BLENDING; COMPOSTING; COUPLING AGENTS; DEGRADATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROBIOLOGY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE BLENDS; THERMOANALYSIS;

FIBERS;

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HARDNESS; MATRIX; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84857393835     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-011-0382-5     Document Type: Article

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