Weathering performance of plant-fiber/thermoplastic composites

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology, Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 353, Issue , 2000, Pages 85-94

  Rowell, R M ^a   Lange, S E ^a   Jacobson, R E ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Moisture sorption; Natural fiber; Polypropylene; Strength properties; Ultraviolet degradation; Weathering

Indexed keywords

DRYING; MOISTURE CONTROL; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SWELLING; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHERING;

PLANT-FIBER/THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES; ULTRAVIOLET DEGRADATION;

THERMOPLASTICS;

COMPOSITES; WATER REMOVAL; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0034439882     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587250008025650     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Recent advances in agro-fiber/thermoplastic composites
2. Reinforcing polypropylene with natural fibers
3. Renewable agricultural fibers as reinforcing fillers in plastics: Mechanical properties of kenaf fiber-polypropylene composites