Isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Fiber/Polylactic Acid Composites and Morphology

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 597-604

  Liu, Tao ^a   Yu, Xuejiang ^a   Yu, Fengmei ^a   Zhao, Xiuli ^a   Lu, Ai ^a   Wang, Jianhua ^a   Wang, Xianzhong ^a   Liu, Tianli ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Fiber; Kinetics; Nucleation; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

BASALT FIBER; BULK CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLINE MORPHOLOGIES; HOT STAGE; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; POLARIZED OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; POLY LACTIC ACID; TRANSCRYSTALLIZATION;

CARBON FIBERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENZYME KINETICS; GLASS FIBERS; ISOTHERMS; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION;

FIBERS;

EID: 84860902419     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.659309     Document Type: Article

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