Design and characterization of cellulose nanocrystal-enhanced epoxy hardeners

Green Materials

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 193-205

  Peng, Shane X ^a   Moon, Robert J ^a,b   Youngblood, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulose nanocrystals; Epoxy; Hardeners; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CELLULOSE; CURING; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; HARDENING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE TESTING;

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); EPOXY; HARDENERS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT; REINFORCING EFFECTS; REINFORCING FILLERS;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; EPOXIDES; HARDENERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTS;

EID: 85010701971     PISSN: 20491220     EISSN: 20491239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/gmat.14.00015     Document Type: Article

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