Effect of cellulose whisker content on the properties of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)/cellulose composites

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 773-779

  Elanthikkal, Silviya ^a   Gopalakrishnapanicker, Unnikrishnan ^a   Varghese, Soney ^a   Guthrie, James T ^b   Francis, Tania ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cellulose whiskers; Polymer composites; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE WHISKERS; COMPOSITE FABRICATION; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; POLY (ETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ACETATE); POLYMER COMPOSITE; REINFORCING EFFECTS; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COPOLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

CELLULOSE;

CELLULOSE; ETHYLENEVINYLACETATE COPOLYMER; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; YOUNG MODULUS;

CELLULOSE; ELASTIC MODULUS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POLYVINYLS;

EID: 84877578258     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.02.039     Document Type: Article

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