Mechanical and thermal properties of high density polyethylene - dried distillers grains with solubles composites

BioResources

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-75

  Tisserat, Brent ^a   Reifschneider, Louis ^b   O'Kuru, Rogers Harry ^a   Finkenstadt, Victoria L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption tests; Colorimetery; Differential scanning calorimetry; Flexural properties; Injection molding; Mechanical properties; Particle size; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION TESTS; COLORIMETERY; DRIED DISTILLERS GRAINS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); MALEATED POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE AND FLEXURAL PROPERTIES;

BENDING STRENGTH; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84876141137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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