Effects of cellulose nanowhiskers on mechanical, dielectric, and rheological properties of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/cellulose nanowhisker composites

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2941-2951

  Ten, Elena ^a   Bahr, David F ^a   Li, Bin ^a   Jiang, Long ^b   Wolcott, Michael P ^a  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b North Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE NANOWHISKERS; COMPOSITE MELTS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL TEST; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-3-HYDROXYVALERATE); RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SOLUTION CASTING; TRANSITION POINT; WIDE SPECTRUM;

ASPECT RATIO; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE FILMS; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; DISPERSIONS; DYNAMICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOWHISKERS; RHEOLOGY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84863126110     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2023367     Document Type: Article

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