Properties of Chitosan-Filled Polypropylene (PP) Composites: The Effect of Acetic Acid

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-91

  Salmah, H ^a   Amri, F ^a   Kamarudin, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Chemical modification; Chitosan; Composites; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FILLER CONTENTS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MODIFIED CHITOSAN; POLYPROPYLENE MATRICES; TENSILE FRACTURE SURFACES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ACETIC ACID; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHITOSAN; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FILLED POLYMERS; PH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84860912375     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.618156     Document Type: Article

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