Chitin nanocrystals and nanofibers as nano-sized fillers into thermoplastic starch-based biocomposites processed by melt-mixing

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 256, Issue , 2014, Pages 356-364

  Salaberria, Asier M ^a   Labidi, Jalel ^a   Fernandes, Susana C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chitin; Melt mixing; Nano biocomposites; Nanocrystals; Nanofibers; Starch

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; ELASTIC MODULI; HYDROGEN BONDS; MIXING; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOFIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STARCH;

CHEMICAL SIMILARITY; HYDROGEN BONDING INTERACTIONS; MELT-MIXING; NANO-BIOCOMPOSITES; NANO-SIZED FILLERS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; WATER-RESISTANCES;

FILLERS;

EID: 84904887099     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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