The influence of Spartium junceum L. fibres modified with montmorrilonite nanoclay on the thermal properties of PLA biocomposites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 122-130

  Kovacevic, Zorana ^a   Bischof, Sandra ^a   Fan, Mizi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Thermal properties; D. Electron microscopy; D. Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBERS; FIRE RESISTANCE; NANOCOMPOSITES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BIO-COMPOSITES; CROSSLINKER; MICROSCALE COMBUSTION; MONTMORILLONITE NANOCLAY; MONTMORRILONITE; NANO CLAYS; POLY LACTIC ACID;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84927734384     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.02.034     Document Type: Article

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