[en] Two products derived from the lactic acid manufacturing process - polylactide (PLA) and dehydrated gypsum - can be melt blended with selected additives to produce j high-performance (nano)composites. The specific end-use properties of these products make them attractive for packaging and technical applications.
Disciplines :
Chemistry
Author, co-author :
Murariu, Marius
Dubois, Philippe ; Université de Mons > Faculté des Sciences > Matériaux Polymères et Composites
Language :
English
Title :
The 'green' challenge: high performance PLA (nano)composites
Publication date :
01 January 2008
Journal title :
JEC Composites
ISSN :
1639-965X
Publisher :
Centre de documentation du verre textile et des plastiques renforcés, France
Volume :
45
Pages :
78-81
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Research unit :
S816 - Matériaux Polymères et Composites
Research institute :
R400 - Institut de Recherche en Science et Ingénierie des Matériaux
