Surface modification of cellulose nanowhiskers for application in thermosetting epoxy polymers

Cellulose

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2529-2538

  Wang, Wen Jun ^a   Wang, Wei Wei ^a   Shao, Zi Qiang ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanowhiskers; Epoxy; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CELLULOSE; ELASTIC MODULI; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CELLULOSE NANOWHISKER (CNWS); CELLULOSE NANOWHISKERS; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; EPOXY; HYDROTHERMAL PROPERTIES; STRONG INTERACTION; SUBSTITUTION DEGREE; THERMOSETTING EPOXY POLYMERS;

NANOWHISKERS;

EID: 84904320815     PISSN: 09690239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-014-0295-2     Document Type: Article

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