Processing and characterization of plasticized PLA/PHB blends for biodegradable multiphase systems

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 583-596

  Armentano, I ^a   Fortunati, E ^a   Burgos, N ^b   Dominici, F ^a   Luzi, F ^a   Fiori, S ^c   Jimenez A ^b   Yoon, K ^d   Ahn, J ^d   Kang, S ^d   Kenny, J M ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c Bio materials RandD team ^*  (Spain)

^d Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^e INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Lactic acid oligomers; Poly(hydroxybutyrate); Poly(lactic acid); Polymer blends and alloys

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; BLENDING; BUILDING MATERIALS; EXTRUSION; GLASS TRANSITION; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OLIGOMERS; POLYMER BLENDS;

BIODEGRADABLE; MIGRATION PROPERTIES; OPTIMUM FORMULATION; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE); POLYHYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYMER BLENDS AND ALLOYS; WATER VAPOR BARRIERS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 84928984712     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2015.55     Document Type: Article

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