Kinetics of thermal degradation applied to biocomposites with TPS, PCL and sisal fibers by non-isothermal procedures

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 153-160

  Carmona, Vitor Brait ^a,b   De Campos, Adriana ^b   Marconcini, José Manoel ^b   Mattoso, Luiz Henrique Capparelli ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Poly( caprolactone) (PCL); Sisal fibers; Thermal degradation; Thermoplastic starch (TPS)

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIO-COMPOSITES; CAPROLACTONE; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; LOWER ENERGIES; SISAL FIBERS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BLEACHING; CLEANING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ISOTHERMS; PYROLYSIS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STARCH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FIBERS;

EID: 84893659764     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-013-3259-0     Document Type: Article

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