Newspaper fiber-reinforced thermoplastic starch biocomposites obtained by melt processing: Evaluation of the mechanical, thermal and water sorption properties

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 300-305

  Lopez J P ^a,b   Mutje P ^b   Carvalho, A J F ^a   Curvelo, A A S ^a   Girones J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA); Mechanical properties; Polymer matrix composites; Thermal properties; Thermoplastic starch (TPS)

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; CELLULOSIC FIBERS; COMPOSITE FORMULATIONS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL TESTS; MELT PROCESSING; REINFORCEMENT CONTENT; THERMOPLASTIC MATRICES; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; WATER SORPTION; WATER UPTAKE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

DYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; NEWSPRINT; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SORPTION; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE; COMPOST; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATRIX; MELTING; POLYMER; STARCH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL TESTS; NEWSPRINT; SORPTION; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 84870979896     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.11.020     Document Type: Article

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