Blendability and processing methodology of an environmental material rice-hush/PVA composite

Materials Letters

Volumn 57, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 3128-3136

  Dai, Wen Long ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Blendability; Granule making technique; Rice husk PVA composite; Ultra fine rice husk powders

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BLENDING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MOISTURE; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; WETTING;

BLENDABILITY;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0037562161     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-577X(03)00009-0     Document Type: Article

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