Material valorisation of amorphous polylactide. Influence of thermo-mechanical degradation on the morphology, segmental dynamics, thermal and mechanical performance

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 670-678

  Badia, J D ^a   Stromberg E ^b   Karlsson, S ^b,c   Ribes Greus, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cold crystallization; Material valorisation; Mechanical recycling; Polylactide (PLA); Segmental dynamics; Thermo mechanical degradation

Indexed keywords

COLD-CRYSTALLIZATION; MECHANICAL RECYCLING; POLYLACTIDES; SEGMENTAL DYNAMICS; THERMO-MECHANICAL DEGRADATION;

DEGRADATION; DYNAMICS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; RECYCLING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84857632341     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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