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Thermally recyclable polylactic acid/cellulose nanocrystal films through reactive extrusion process
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In this article, a single step reactive extrusion process for fabrication of thermally stable, polylactic acid grafted cellulose nanocrystal (PLA- g -CNC) nanocomposite films using dicumyl peroxide as crosslinking agent was reported.About:
This article is published in Polymer.The article was published on 2016-03-22. It has received 107 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Reactive extrusion & Polylactic acid.read more
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Recent developments in nanocellulose-based biodegradable polymers, thermoplastic polymers, and porous nanocomposites
Hanieh Kargarzadeh,Jin Huang,Jin Huang,Ning Lin,Ishak Ahmad,Marcos Mariano,Alain Dufresne,Sabu Thomas,Andrzej Galeski +8 more
TL;DR: Nanocellulose has generated a great deal of interest as a source of nanometer-sized reinforcement, because of its good mechanical properties as discussed by the authors and its various preparation techniques.
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Surface and Interface Engineering for Nanocellulosic Advanced Materials.
Xianpeng Yang,Subir Kumar Biswas,Jingquan Han,Supachok Tanpichai,Mei-Chun Li,Chuchu Chen,Sailing Zhu,Atanu Kumar Das,Hiroyuki Yano +8 more
TL;DR: The main focus is on promising chemical modification and nonmodification approaches, aiming to prospect this hot topic from novel aspects, including nanocellulose-, chemistry-, and process-oriented surface and interface engineering for advanced nano cellulosic materials.
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Cellulose nanomaterials as green nanoreinforcements for polymer nanocomposites
TL;DR: This paper focuses on the use of cellulose nanomaterials as a filler for the preparation of polymer nanocomposites, and the emphasis is on the melt processing of such Nanocomposite materials, which has not yet been properly resolved and remains a challenge.
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A Review on Grafting of Biofibers for Biocomposites
Liqing Wei,Armando G. McDonald +1 more
TL;DR: This review presents a short overview of various “grafting” methods which can be directly or potentially employed to enhance the interaction between biofibers and a polymer matrix for biocomposites.
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Thermoplastic Processing of PLA/Cellulose Nanomaterials Composites.
Teboho Clement Mokhena,Jeremia Shale Sefadi,Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku,Maya Jacob John,Maya Jacob John,Mokgaotsa Jonas Mochane,Asanda Mtibe +6 more
TL;DR: This review addresses the critical factors in the manufacturing of PLA-cellulosic nanomaterials by using conventional techniques and recent advances needed to promote and improve the dispersion of the cellulosic nmaterials.
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