Solid-state shear pulverization as effective treatment for dispersing lignocellulose nanofibers in polypropylene composites

Cellulose

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1573-1580

  Iwamoto, Shinichiro ^a   Yamamoto, Shigehiro ^a   Lee, Seung Hwan ^b   Endo, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite; Lignocellulose nanofiber; Polypropylene; Solid state shear pulverization

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; COMMINUTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; LIGNIN; NANOFIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YIELD STRESS;

CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; PP MATRIX; REINFORCING FILLERS; SOLID-STATE SHEAR PULVERIZATIONS; WET-DISK MILLINGS; WOOD FLOUR; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

CELLULOSE; COMPOSITES; LIGNINS; POLYPROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84901230882     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-014-0195-5     Document Type: Article

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