Preparation and characterization of PLA nanocomposites with nanocellulose filled PVAC

ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pracella, M ^a   Haque, M M ^b   Puglia, D ^c   Alvarez, V ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Morphology; Nanocellulose; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BLENDING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EMULSIFICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOFIBERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; MELT BLENDING; NANO-CELLULOSE; PLA NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYESTER MATRIX; VINYL ACETATES;

CELLULOSE;

EID: 84903978178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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