Study on ternary low density polyethylene/linear low density polyethylene/thermoplastic starch blend films

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 119, Issue , 2015, Pages 126-133

  Sabetzadeh, Maryam ^a   Bagheri, Rouhollah ^a   Masoomi, Mahmood ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blend; Film; LDPE; LLDPE; Properties; Thermoplastic starch

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; FILMS; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; PACKAGING MATERIALS; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRIC; INFRARED SPECTRUM; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; STRENGTH AND ELONGATIONS; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

STARCH;

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; STARCH; WATER;

ABSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ABSORPTION, PHYSICOCHEMICAL; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; ELASTIC MODULUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENE; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STARCH; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY; WATER;

EID: 84918569550     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.11.038     Document Type: Article

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