Effect of nanoclay-type and PLA optical purity on the characteristics of PLA-based nanocomposite films

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 113-123

  Molinaro, Stefano ^a   Cruz Romero, Malco ^b   Boaro, Marta ^a   Sensidoni, Alessandro ^a   Lagazio, Corrado ^c   Morris, Michael ^b   Kerry, Joe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Montmorillonite; Nanocomposites; Packaging; Poly(lactic) acid; Renewable resources; Structural properties

Indexed keywords

D-ISOMERS; NANO CLAYS; OPTICAL PURITY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEMICRYSTALLINES; STRONG INTERACTION; UV BARRIER PROPERTIES; XRD MEASUREMENTS;

BLENDING; CLAY MINERALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PACKAGING; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84875197851     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2013.01.021     Document Type: Article

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