Plasticized polylactic acid nanocomposite films with cellulose and chitin nanocrystals prepared using extrusion and compression molding with two cooling rates: Effects on mechanical, thermal and optical properties

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 83, Issue , 2016, Pages 89-97

  Herrera, Natalia ^a   Salaberria, Asier M ^b   Mathew, Aji P ^a   Oksman, Kristiina ^a,c  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

A. Nano structures; B. Mechanical properties; B. Optical properties; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE FILMS; CHITIN; COMPRESSION MOLDING; COOLING; EXTRUSION; EXTRUSION MOLDING; FILM PREPARATION; FILMS; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURES;

CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNC); E. EXTRUSION; ELONGATION TO BREAK; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; PLA NANOCOMPOSITES; POLY LACTIC ACID; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

CELLULOSE; CHITIN; COMPRESSION MOLDING; EXTRUSION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84958867137     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.05.024     Document Type: Article

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