Effect of trifluoroacetic acid on the properties of polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl alcohol-cellulose composites

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 277, Issue , 2015, Pages 242-251

  Guzman Puyol, Susana ^a   Ceseracciu, Luca ^a   Heredia Guerrero, José A ^a   Anyfantis, George C ^b   Cingolani, Roberto ^a   Athanassiou, Athanassia ^a   Bayer, Ilker S ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Composite; Plasticizer; Polyvinyl alcohol; Trifluoroacetic acid

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN BONDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZERS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; CELLULOSE COMPOSITES; PLASTICIZING EFFECTS; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); POLYMER COMPOSITE; RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; TRIFLUOROMETHYL GROUP; WETTING MEASUREMENTS;

COMPOSITE FILMS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

EID: 84928999897     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.04.092     Document Type: Article

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