Thermoplastic starch nanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals: Effect of plasticizer on properties

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 701-717

  Kaushik, Anupama ^a   Kaur, Ramanpreet ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanocrystals; mechanical properties; nanocomposites; thermoplastic starch; XRD

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COTTON; GLYCEROL; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOLVENTS; SONOCHEMISTRY; STARCH;

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; COTTON LINTERS; EFFECT OF PLASTICIZERS; HOMOGENIZERS; NANOCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; PLASTICIZED STARCH; SONOCHEMICAL METHOD; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 84962374189     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09276440.2016.1169487     Document Type: Article

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