Thermoplastic starch composites reinforced by agricultural by-products: Properties, biodegradability, and application

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 1819-1825

  Dogossy, G ^a   Czigany, T ^b  

^a SZÉCHENYI ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bagasse; Biodegradable; Maize hull; Thermoplastic starch

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; BAGASSE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; INJECTION MOLDING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHIMS; STARCH;

AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS; BIODEGRADABLE; BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; BIODEGRADATION IN SOIL; INJECTION-MOLDED SPECIMENS; MAIZE HULL; STARCH-BASED BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTIC STARCH;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 85014745674     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411429728     Document Type: Article

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