Fabrication and characterization of biodegradable composites based on microfibrillated cellulose and polyvinyl alcohol

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1588-1594

  Qiu, Kaiyan ^a   Netravali, Anil N ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

A. Nano composites; A. Poly matrix composites (PMCs); B. Infrared (IR) spectroscopy; B. Mechanical properties; D. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

Indexed keywords

A. POLY-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKING; COMPOSITE SURFACE; CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKING REACTION; CRYSTALLINITIES; GLYOXAL; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; MICRO-FIBRILS; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA); SOLUTION CONCENTRATION;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BLENDING; CELLULOSE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SOL-GELS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 84864416312     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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