Cellular biocomposites from polylactide and microfibrillated cellulose

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 445-458

  Boissard, Carole I R ^a   Bourban, Pierre Etienne ^a   Plummer, Christopher John G ^a   Neagu, Razvan Cristian ^a   Månson, Jan Anders E ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

biocomposites; Foams; microfibrillated cellulose; polylactide; supercritical CO2 foaming

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; CELLULAR BIOCOMPOSITES; CHAIN EXTENDERS; COMPRESSION MODULUS; COMPRESSIVE MODULI; DENSITY REDUCTION; FOAM STRUCTURE; MEAN DENSITY; MELT ELASTICITY; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; MIXING TECHNIQUES; POLY LACTIDE; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PROCESSING STEPS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; SUPERCRITICAL CO2;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; FOAMS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION;

CELLULOSE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITES; ELASTICITY; FIBRILS; FOAM; PARAMETERS;

EID: 84866696478     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X12448190     Document Type: Conference Paper

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