Miscibility and properties of poly(l-lactic acid)/poly(butylene terephthalate) blends

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3309-3317

  Di Lorenzo, Maria Laura ^a   Rubino, Paolo ^a   Cocca, Mariacristina ^a  

^a Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia dei Polimeri   (Italy)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Miscibility; Morphology; Poly(butylene terephthalate); Poly(l lactide)

Indexed keywords

BINARY BLENDS; COMPATIBILITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY ANALYSIS; MELT MIXING; POLY (BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); POLY (L-LACTIDE); POLY L LACTIC ACID; TEREPHTHALATE;

FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SOLUBILITY;

BUTENES;

EID: 84883885707     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.06.038     Document Type: Article

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