Kraft lignin as filler in PLA to improve ductility and thermal properties

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 72, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-53

  Gordobil, Oihana ^a   Delucis, Rafael ^b   Egüés, Itziar ^a   Labidi, Jalel ^a  

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

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Extrusion; Hydrophobicity; Kraft lignin; Mechanical properties; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; EXTRUSION; FILLERS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ELONGATION AT BREAK; EXTRUSION METHOD; KRAFT LIGNIN; LIGNIN CONTENTS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MAXIMUM STRENGTH; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACIDS;

LIGNIN;

BRITTLE MEDIUM; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPOSITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUCTILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGNIN; ORGANIC ACID; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84937970632     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.01.055     Document Type: Article

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