A Biodegradable Starch/Clay Nanocomposite: Preparation, Testing and Properties

Mechanics of Composite Materials: Book of Abstracts 2008
Velta Tupureina, Jānis Zicāns, Nadežda Liličenko, Roberts Maksimovs, Egīls Plūme

The objective of research was to prepare environmentally friendly nanocomposites from biodegradable plasticized strach and unmodified clay, and to investigate the influence of the content of clay on the mechanical and barrier properties of the material obtained.

Keywords
starch, clay, mechanical properties, barrier properties

Tupureina, V., Zicāns, J., Liličenko, N., Maksimovs, R., Plūme, E. A Biodegradable Starch/Clay Nanocomposite: Preparation, Testing and Properties. In: Mechanics of Composite Materials: Book of Abstracts, Latvia, Rīga, 26-30 May, 2008. Riga: Institute of Polymer Mechanics University of Latvia, 2008, pp.168-168.

Publication language
English (en)