Wood fiber derived from scrap pallets used in polypropylene composites

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 39-46

  Stark, Nicole M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BENDING STRENGTH; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTICS FILLERS; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

STEARIC ACID; WOOD FIBERS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PALLETS;

WOOD;

EID: 0032676029     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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