Fabrication and Characterization of PLA/PHBV-Chitin Nanocomposites and Their Foams

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 119-130

  Guan, Qi ^a   Naguib, Hani E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biobased polymers; Chitin; Foams; Morphology; Nanocomposites; Nanowhisker; Thermophysical properties

Indexed keywords

BATCH-FOAMING PROCESS; BIO-BASED POLYMERS; CHITIN NANOWHISKERS; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FOAMS; POROUS NANOCOMPOSITES;

BIOMECHANICS; BLENDING; BLOWING AGENTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHITIN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOWHISKERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

FOAMS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHITIN; COMPOSITE; FOAM; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 84893796871     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-013-0625-8     Document Type: Article

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