Thermoforming of Polylactic Acid Foam Sheets: Crystallization Behaviors and Thermal Stability

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 560-567

  Lee, Richard Eungkee ^a   Guo, Yanting ^b   Tamber, Harinder ^a   Planeta, Mirek ^a   Leung, Siu Ning Sunny ^b  

^a Macro Engineering and Technology Inc   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; LAMINATING; POLYESTERS; THERMOFORMING;

CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR; FOAM PACKAGING; HEAT DEFLECTION TEMPERATURE; HEAT RESISTANT; LOW GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURES; PACKAGING APPLICATIONS; POLY LACTIC ACID; PROCESS INDUCED STRAINS;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

EID: 84961303112     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03473     Document Type: Article

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