Thermal decomposition kinetics, flammability, and mechanical property study of wood polymer nanocomposite

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1679-1691

  Hazarika, Ankita ^a   Maji, Tarun Kumar ^a  

^a TEZPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Flammability; Nanocomposites; Plant polymer; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; CROSS LINKING AGENTS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PLANT POLYMERS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION KINETICS; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; VACUUM CONDITION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOPOLYMERS; CROSSLINKING; DECOMPOSITION; FLAMMABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

MELAMINE FORMALDEHYDE RESINS;

EID: 84893039681     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-013-3394-7     Document Type: Article

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