Effects of SEBS-g-MAH on the properties of injection moulded poly(lactic acid)/nano-calcium carbonate composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 503-510

  Chow, W S ^a,b,c   Leu, Y Y ^a   Mohd Ishak, Z A ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^c INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Nano precipitated calcium carbonate; Nanocomposites; Poly(lactic acid); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; IMPACT TEST; MELT-COMPOUNDING; POLY(LACTIC ACID); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (TEM); TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INJECTION MOLDING; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; STYRENE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BOND (MASONRY);

EID: 84859201508     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.53     Document Type: Article

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