Spatially resolved characterization of cellulose nanocrystal- Polypropylene composite by confocal raman microscopy

Applied Spectroscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 750-756

  Agarwal, Umesh P ^a   Sabo, Ronald ^a   Reiner, Richard S ^a   Clemons, Craig M ^a   Rudie, Alan W ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Confocal raman microscopy; Nanocrystalline cellulose; Polypropylene; Raman mapping

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS; COMPOSITE COMPONENTS; CONFOCAL RAMAN MICROSCOPY; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; MICROSCOPIC LEVELS; NANO SCALE; NANO-CELLULOSE; NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; PP MATRIX; RAMAN IMAGES; RAMAN MAPPING; RAMAN MAPS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; WOOD PULP;

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COUPLING AGENTS; POLYPROPYLENES; PULP MATERIALS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THERMOPLASTICS;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; POLYPROPYLENE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 84863679374     PISSN: 00037028     EISSN: 19433530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1366/11-06563     Document Type: Article

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