Synergistic reinforcement of poly(vinyl alcohol) nanocomposites with cellulose nanocrystal-stabilized graphene

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 26-31

  Montes, Sarah ^a   Carrasco, Pedro M ^a   Ruiz, Virginia ^a   Cabañero, Germán ^a   Grande, Hans J ^a   Labidi, Jalel ^b   Odriozola, Ibon ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacion Tecnologica En Electroquimica   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Cellulose nanocrystals; Mechanical properties; Nano composites; Polymer; Synergism

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; ELASTIC MODULI; GRAPHENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROCESS; ORGANIC SURFACTANTS; POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL) (PVA); REINFORCING EFFECTS; SYNERGISM;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

CASTING; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

EID: 84930946449     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2015.05.018     Document Type: Article

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