Twin-screw extrusion impact on natural fibre morphology and material properties in poly(lactic acid) based biocomposites

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-185

  Gamon, G ^a   Evon, Ph ^a   Rigal, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Mechanical and thermal properties; Natural fibre; Poly(lactic acid); Twin screw extrusion

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EXTRUSION; LACTIC ACID; NATURAL FIBERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BIOCOMPOSITE; FEEDING RATE; FIBER MORPHOLOGY; LONG FIBER; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLY(LACTIC ACID); SCREW SPEED; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION IMPACTS;

BAMBOO;

BAMBOO; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPOSITE; CRYSTALLINITY; ELECTRICAL POWER; GRASS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; RESIDENCE TIME;

EID: 84874016188     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.01.026     Document Type: Article

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