Preparation and characterisation of composites from starch and sugar cane fibre

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-54

  Gilfillan, William N ^a   Nguyen, Danny M T ^a   Sopade, Peter A ^b   Doherty, William O S ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Composites; Polymers; Starch; Sugar cane fibre

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE; CAST FILM; CRYSTALLINITIES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; HIGHER T; INTRINSIC PROPERTY; MAIZE STARCH; MOISTURE UPTAKE; POTATO STARCHES; PREPARATION METHOD; STARCH FILMS; TENSILE TESTS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BAGASSE; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FIBERS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MOISTURE; POLYMERS; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; STARCH; SUGAR CANE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

FILM PREPARATION;

CRYSTALLINITY; FILM; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; MAIZE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; STARCH; SUGAR; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SACCHARUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84858820580     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.02.036     Document Type: Article

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