Novel high-strength, micro fibrillated cellulose-reinforced polypropylene composites using a cationic polymer as compatibilizer

Cellulose

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 507-518

  Suzuki, Katsuhito ^a   Sato, Akihiro ^b   Okumura, Hiroaki ^d   Hashimoto, Tadafumi ^c   Nakagaito, Antonio Norio ^e   Yano, Hiroyuki ^d  

^a OJI PAPER CO LTD   (Japan)

^b SEIKO PMC Corporation   (Japan)

^c NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES CO   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compatibilizer; Composite; Mechanical properties; Microfibrillated cellulose; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

COMBINATION SYSTEMS; HEAT DISTORTION TEMPERATURE; HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE POLYPROPYLENES; MICROFIBRILLATED CELLULOSE; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; PRIMARY AMINO GROUPS; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

CELLULOSE; COMBINATORIAL SWITCHING; COMPATIBILIZERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COUPLING AGENTS; INJECTION MOLDING; KRAFT PULP; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

POLYPROPYLENES;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84893709460     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-013-0143-9     Document Type: Article

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