Mechanical, thermal, and fire properties of polylactide/starch blend/clay composites

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 703-712

  Chapple, S ^a   Anandjiwala, R ^a,b   Ray, S Sinha ^c  

^a CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Char; Fire properties; FR mechanism; Montmorillonite; Poly(lactic acid); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; CHAR; COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FIRE PROPERTIES; OXIDATIVE DECOMPOSITION; PEAK HEAT RELEASE RATES; POLY LACTIC ACID; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION;

BLENDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLAY MINERALS; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84880509972     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-012-2776-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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