Fully biodegradable potato starch composites: Effect of macro and nano fiber reinforcement on mechanical, thermal and water-sorption characteristics

International Journal of Plastics Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-66

  Arun, S ^a   Kumar, K A Ajith ^b   Sreekala, M S ^b  

^a FATIMA MATA NATIONAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Sree Sankara College   (India)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanofibre; Composites; Compression moulding; Polycaprolactone; Properties; Thermoplastic starch

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; COMMERCIAL POLYMERS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; FLAME RETARDANT PROPERTIES; INHOMOGENEITIES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; LIGNO-CELLULOSICS; LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX; LOW WATER; MULTIPHASE COMPOSITES; NANO-CELLULOSE; POTATO STARCHES; PROPERTIES; REINFORCED COMPOSITES; REINFORCING FILLERS; RESIDUAL THERMAL STRESS; STARCH POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; WATER SENSITIVITY; WATER SORPTION;

BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DURABILITY; HYDROPHILICITY; NANOFIBERS; NATURAL POLYMERS; POLYCAPROLACTONE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SORPTION; STARCH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DURABILITY; GRAVIMETRY; PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; SORPTION; STARCH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84865746099     PISSN: 0972656X     EISSN: 0975072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12588-012-9026-4     Document Type: Article

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