Biodegradation behaviour of PMMA/cellulose nanocomposites prepared by in-situ polymerization and ex-situ dispersion methods

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 635-642

  Maiti, Sonakshi ^a   Sain, Sunanda ^a   Ray, Dipa ^a   Mitra, Debarati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); Gel permeation chromatography (GPC); Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

ACID HYDROLYSIS; BIODEGRADATION STUDIES; DISPERSION METHODS; DISPERSION TECHNIQUE; EX SITU; HIGHER WEIGHT; IN-SITU POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL TRANSITIONS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPOSTING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; JUTE FIBERS; MICROBIOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BIODEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPOSTING; FIBERS; JUTE; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURES;

EID: 84872117585     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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