Bionanocomposites of thermoplastic starch and cellulose nanofibers manufactured using twin-screw extrusion

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 950-956

  Hietala, Maiju ^a,b   Mathew, Aji P ^a   Oksman, Kristiina ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bionanocomposites; Cellulose nanofibers; Mechanical properties; Thermoplastic starch; Twin screw extrusion

Indexed keywords

BIONANOCOMPOSITES; CELLULOSE NANOFIBERS; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; HOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; MOISTURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION; UV/ VIS SPECTROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE FILMS; EXTRUSION; GELATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCREWS; TENSILE TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT;

STARCH;

EID: 84875229726     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.10.016     Document Type: Article

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