A RECYCLE STREAM IN THE REACTIVE EXTRUSION PROCESS FOR PREPARING LIGNOCELLULOSIC THERMOPLASTIC

Processes needing to extrude biopolymers can be challenged by the poor flow properties often exhibited by this class of materials. Lignocellulose is one such material that is very attractive to the future polymer industry as a potential engineered biopolymer suitable for structural applications. To convert the poorly processible lignocellulose pulp into a flowable thermoplastic, the chemistry of both cellulose and lignin need to be modified, …