Effect of organoclay on blends of individually plasticized thermoplastic starch and polypropylene

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 38-45

  Ferreira, Willian H ^a   Khalili, Rachel R ^a   Figueira, Mario J M ^a   Andrade, Cristina T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immiscible blend; Modified montmorillonite; Physical properties; Polymer hybrid; Polypropylene; Starch

Indexed keywords

HYBRID MATERIALS; ORGANOCLAY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; STARCH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACETYL TRIBUTYL CITRATE; COMPATIBILIZING AGENTS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS (DMA); IMMISCIBLE BLENDS; IMMISCIBLE COMPONENTS; MALEATED POLYPROPYLENES; MODIFIED MONTMORILLONITE; POLYMER HYBRID;

POLYPROPYLENES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLINITY; HUMIDITY; MAIZE; MONTMORILLONITE; ORGANOCLAY; POLYMER; STARCH;

EID: 84887551062     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.10.016     Document Type: Article

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