Processing of poly(lactic acid)/organomontmorillonite nanocomposites: Microstructure, thermal stability and kinetics of the thermal decomposition

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 178, Issue , 2011, Pages 451-460

  Carrasco, F ^a   Gamez Perez J ^b   Santana, O O ^c   Maspoch, M L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Intercalation exfoliation; Kinetics of thermal decomposition; Melt degradation; Organomontmorillonite; Poly(lactic acid); Polymer matrix composites; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DECOMPOSITION; KINETICS; LACTIC ACID; NANOCOMPOSITES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOLYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLINITIES; GENERAL ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; MELT PROCESSING; ORGANO-MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITES; ORGANO-MONTMORILLONITE; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; REACTION MECHANISM;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84857643625     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.036     Document Type: Article

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