Reactive Extrusion of Polylactic Acid/Cellulose Nanocrystal Films for Food Packaging Applications: Influence of Filler Type on Thermomechanical, Rheological, and Barrier Properties

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 4718-4735

  Dhar, Prodyut ^a   Gaur, Surendra Singh ^a   Soundararajan, Narendren ^a   Gupta, Arvind ^a   Bhasney, Siddharth Mohan ^a   Milli, Medha ^a   Kumar, Amit ^a   Katiyar, Vimal ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; BUILDING MATERIALS; EXTRUSION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); NANOCRYSTALS; POLYESTERS;

BARRIER PROPERTIES; GEL FRACTION YIELD; GRAFTING EFFICIENCY; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTIVE EXTRUSIONS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; THERMOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR BARRIERS;

OILS AND FATS;

CELLULOSE; FILLERS; FOOD; PACKAGING;

EID: 85020224386     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04699     Document Type: Article

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