Utilizing straw as a filler in thermoplastic building materials

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 435-440

  Simonsen, John ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Plastic; Polymer; Straw

Indexed keywords

INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PLASTIC BUILDING MATERIALS; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; RECYCLING; RESEARCH; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMOPLASTICS;

COMPATIBILIZER; PLASTIC BLENDS; PLASTIC LUMBER; RECYCLED PLASTICS; WILLAMETTE VALLEY RYE GRASS STRAW;

STRAW;

EID: 0030234722     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-0618(96)00016-5     Document Type: Article

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