Mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of poly(lactic acid)/epoxidized natural rubber blends

Journal of Elastomers and Plastics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 338-354

  Bijarimi, Mohd ^a,b   Ahmad, Sahrim ^a   Rasid, Rozaidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

biodegradable polymers; blend; ENR; PLA; rubber

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BLENDING; ELONGATION; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRIC; ENR; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; PHOTOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; PLA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; STRENGTH AND ELONGATIONS;

RUBBER;

EID: 84899618754     PISSN: 00952443     EISSN: 15308006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095244312468442     Document Type: Article

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