Tensile and Thermal Properties of Poly(lactic acid)/Eggshell Powder Composite Films

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 245-255

  Ashok, B ^a   Naresh, S ^b   Reddy, K Obi ^c   Madhukar, K ^a   Cai, J ^d   Zhang, L ^d   Rajulu, A Varada ^b  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^d WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eggshell powder; Poly(lactic acid); Tensile properties; Thermal stability; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; OPTICAL MICROGRAPHS; PERCENTAGE ELONGATION; POLY LACTIC ACID; SPECIFIC INTERACTION; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTOGRAMS;

LACTIC ACID; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84904240937     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2014.879633     Document Type: Article

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