Control of thermal degradation of polylactide (PLA)-clay nanocomposites using chain extenders

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 554-565

  Najafi, N ^a   Heuzey, M C ^a   Carreau, P J ^a   Wood Adams, Paula M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chain extender; Nanocomposite; Polylactide; Thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

CHAIN EXTENDERS; CHAIN EXTENSION; CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; CLOISITE; LINEAR CHAIN; LONG CHAINS; MODIFIED CLAYS; ONSET TEMPERATURE; POLY LACTIDE; POLYCARBODIIMIDE; POLYLACTIDES; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; RHEOLOGY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 84857633381     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.01.016     Document Type: Article

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