Thermo-mechanical, morphological and water absorption properties of thermoplastic starch/cellulose composite foams reinforced with PLA
- Submitting institution
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University of Lincoln
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 35547
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1007/s10570-019-02393-1
- Title of journal
- Cellulose
- Article number
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- First page
- 4463
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 7
- ISSN
- 0969-0239
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- March
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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http://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-019-02393-1
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This paper describes part of the work that lead to a novel biodegradable water-resistant packaging material for Potatopak (NZ) Ltd resulting in the formation of Earthpac Limited (Co. No. 3670736) to commercially exploit the material, and a NZ$2.1 million NZ Ministry for the Environment Waste Minimisation grant to implement the technology on an industrial scale – contact Mr Richard Williams CEO of Earthpac Limited (sales@earthpac.co.nz)
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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