Characterisation of waste derived biochar added biocomposites: Chemical and thermal modifications

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 550, Issue , 2016, Pages 133-142

  Das, Oisik ^a   Sarmah, Ajit K ^a   Zujovic, Zoran ^a   Bhattacharyya, Debes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Aromatic; Biochar; Composites; Polypropylene; Waste

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREE RADICALS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTES; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AROMATIC; BIO CHARS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE STUDIES; NUCLEATION AGENTS; OPTICAL PROFILING; THERMAL MODIFICATION; THERMAL REGIMES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGES;

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHARCOAL; COMPOSITE; NUCLEATION; POLYMER; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MELTING POINT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE; WOOD; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84955162216     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.062     Document Type: Article

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