Processing strategies in bionanocomposites

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 38, Issue 10-11, 2013, Pages 1543-1589

  Ojijo, Vincent ^a,d   Sinha Ray, Suprakas ^a,b,c  

^a Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Bionanocomposites; Nanofillers; Processing; Review

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FILLERS; FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROXYAPATITE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NATURAL POLYMERS; POLYMER BLENDS; PROCESSING; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEWS; SILICA; TITANIUM OXIDES; YARN;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER MATRICES; BIONANOCOMPOSITES; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; MELT PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; NANO CALCIUM CARBONATE; NANO-COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; NANO-FILLERS; PROCESSING PROCEDURES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 84885020482     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.05.011     Document Type: Review

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