Effect of Glycerol on the Properties of 100 % Biodegradable Thermoplastic Based on Wheat Flour

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 388-394

  Sreekumar, P A ^a,b   Leblanc, N ^b   Saiter, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b ESITPA   (France)

Author keywords

Biodegradable thermoplastics; Contact angle analysis; Impact properties; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION MOLDING; CONTACT ANGLE; EXTRUSION MOLDING; GLYCEROL; IMPACT STRENGTH; MORPHOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BIODEGRADABLE THERMOPLASTICS; CONTACT ANGLE ANALYSIS; GLYCEROL (PLASTICIZER); IMPACT PROPERTY; MELT FLOW INDEX; SINGLE SCREW EXTRUSION; WHEAT FLOURS; WORK OF ADHESION;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BIODEGRADATION; HARDNESS; IMPACT; POLYMER; STARCH; TENSILE STRENGTH;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84876119601     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-012-0497-3     Document Type: Article

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