Thermal properties and cold crystallization kinetics of surface-treated banana fiber (BF)-reinforced poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanocomposites

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1265-1278

  Jandas, P J ^a   Mohanty, S ^a   Nayak, S K ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PLASTICS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

C30B; Cold crystallization; PLA; Silane

Indexed keywords

C30B; COLD CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLIZATION REGIMES; EQUILIBRIUM MELTING POINT; HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE; NATURAL MONTMORILLONITE; NUCLEATION PARAMETERS; PLA;

CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS; FRUITS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NUCLEATION; REINFORCEMENT; SILANES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITES; CRYSTALLIZATION; FRUITS; NUCLEATION; REINFORCEMENT; SILANES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 84890016914     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-013-3102-7     Document Type: Article

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