Pre-mixing and masterbatch approaches for reinforcing poly(vinyl acetate) with cellulose based fillers

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 244-250

  Nicharat, Apiradee ^a   Sapkota, Janak ^a   Foster, E Johan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanocrystal; Masterbatch; Melt processing; Nanocomposite; Natural fibres

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; FILLERS; MIXING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT;

ACID HYDROLYSIS; ADDITIVE CONCENTRATES; CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; MASTERBATCH; MELT PROCESSING; MICRO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; SOLUTION CASTING; WATER AS SOLVENT;

CELLULOSE;

ACETATE (ESTER); CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE; CRYSTAL; HYDROLYSIS; MELTING; MILLING; MIXING; NANOPARTICLE; POLYMER;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84960970373     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.02.061     Document Type: Article

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