Environmental degradation of wood-HDPE composite

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-145

  Li, Rongzhi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CRACKS; DEHYDRATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; KINETIC THEORY; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHERING; WOOD;

WOOD FLAKES;

REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0034508951     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(00)00099-9     Document Type: Article

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