A. Terenzi1, A. Iannoni1, L. Torre1, A. Jiménez2,*, J.M. Kenny1
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.2, No.1, pp. 42-51, 2014, DOI:10.7569/JRM.2014.634101
Abstract The development of new nano-biocomposites has been one of the main research areas of interest in
polymer science in recent years, since they can combine the intrinsic biodegradable nature of matrices
with the ability to modify their properties by the addition of selected nano-reinforcements. In this work,
the addition of mineral nanoclays (montmorillonites and sepiolites) to a commercial starch-based matrix is
proposed. A complete study on their processing by melt-intercalation techniques and further evaluation of
the main properties of nano-biocomposites has been carried out. The results reported show an important
infl uence of the nano-biocomposites morphology on their fi nal… More >
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