Rheological behavior of cellulose nanocrystal suspensions in polyethylene glycol

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 607-618

  Beuguel, Quentin ^a   Tavares, Jason R ^a   Carreau, Pierre J ^a   Heuzey, Marie Claude ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GELATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOCRYSTALS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENES; PULP MATERIALS; RHEOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY;

CELLULOSE NANO-CRYSTALS; CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTAL (CNCS); DISPERSION OF NANO PARTICLES; FREEZE-DRYING PROCESS; OSCILLATORY SHEAR RHEOLOGY; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; SULFURIC ACID HYDROLYSIS; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CELLULOSE; COMPRESSION MOLDING; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 85042688446     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: 15208516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.5010789     Document Type: Article

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