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Thermal decomposition kinetics and characterization of poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate)/Cloisite 30B composites
2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) was synthesized by KMnO4 oxidation of 2,5-dihydroxymethylfuran (DHMF) derived from biomass. The poly(butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate)/Cloisite 30B (PBF30B) composites were prepar...
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Thermomechanical properties of ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer/organoclay nanocomposites and foam processing in supercritical carbon dioxide
EPDM/organoclay nanocomposites were prepared by a melt mixing of a semicrystalline EPDM grafted with maleic anhydride and an organoclay (Cloisite 20A) in an internal mixer. XRD and TEM analysis revealed that t...
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Soy protein isolate — furfural cross-linked nanocomposites for controlled release of cefadroxil
This communication addresses the development of soy protein, cross-linked with furfural and blended with organoclay, Cloisite 30B (C 30B), to be used for the controlled release of cefadroxil, an antibiotic dru...
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Thermal, mechanical and rheological properties of poly (lactic acid)/epoxidized soybean oil blends
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) was melt blended with epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) in an internal mixer and thermal, mechanical and rheological properties of the blends were investigated by means of differential scann...
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Kinetics of acrylamide solution polymerization using potassium persulfate as an initiator byin situ IR
We have studied the polymerization kinetics of acrylamide in aqueous solution with potassium persulfate as an initiator by using quantitative real-timein situ IR spectroscopy and monitoring the profiles of peaks ...
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Effect of the reaction bath temperature in a fixed-bed reactor for oxidation of oxylene over V2O5/TiO2 catalysts
The effects of the reaction variables in the operation of a fixed-bed reactor for oxidation ofo-xylene over V2O5/TiO2 catalysts were studied experimentally using a bench reactor. Reaction temperature, feed flow r...
