A mechanical analysis on recycled PET/HDPE composites

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 373-382

  Ávila, Antonio F ^a   Duarte, Marcos V ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Machinability; PET HDPE blend; Polymeric blends; Recycling

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; RECYCLING;

MECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 0037226643     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(03)00025-9     Document Type: Article

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