Effect of phase inversion on the physical and mechanical properties of low density polyethylene/thermoplastic starch

Polymer Testing

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 482-491

  Mortazavi, Saeed ^a   Ghasemi, Ismail ^a   Oromiehie, Abdulrasoul ^a  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Morphology; Permeability; Phase inversion; Thermoplastic starch

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(LDPE); PERMEABILITY PROPERTIES; PHASE INVERSION; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STARCH;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84874602382     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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