Effect of ethylene-co-vinyl acetate-glycidylmethacrylate and cellulose microfibers on the thermal, rheological and biodegradation properties of poly(lactic acid) based systems

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2742-2751

  Fortunati, E ^a   Puglia, D ^a   Kenny, J M ^a,d   Minhaz Ul Haque, Md ^c   Pracella, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cellulose microfibers; Disintegrability in composting; Ethylene co vinyl acetate glycidylmethacrylate; Poly(lactic acid); Rheology

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; ETHYLENE-CO-VINYL ACETATE-GLYCIDYLMETHACRYLATE; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MICROFIBERS; POLY LACTIC ACID; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL AND RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE FILMS; COPOLYMERS; DEGRADATION; ETHYLENE; LACTIC ACID; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; RHEOLOGY;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 84890437801     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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