Production and characterization of PLA_PBS biodegradable blends reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals extracted from hemp fibres

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 276-289

  Luzi, F ^a   Fortunati, E ^a   Jimenez A ^b   Puglia, D ^a   Pezzolla, D ^a   Gigliotti, G ^a   Kenny, J M ^a   Chiralt, A ^b   Torre, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bionanocomposites; Blend; Cellulose nanocrystals; Compost; Hemp; Poly(butylene succinate); Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

BINS; BLENDING; BUTENES; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; ELASTIC MODULI; HEAVY METALS; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; LACTIC ACID; NANOCRYSTALS; POLYMER BLENDS;

BIONANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; BIONANOCOMPOSITES; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; COMPOSTING CONDITIONS; CRYSTALLINITY DEGREE; POLY (BUTYLENE SUCCINATE); POLY LACTIC ACID; SOLVENT CASTING METHOD;

COMPOSTING;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CELLULOSE; COMPOST; CRYSTALLINITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CARMAGNOLA; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TORINO [PIEDMONT];

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 84957388224     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.01.045     Document Type: Article

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