Estimating maximum water absorption of wood fiber/polymer fluff composites

Wood and Fiber Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-277

  Shi, Sheldon Q ^a   Gardner, Douglas J ^b   Wang, John Z ^c  

^a APA The Engineered Wood Association   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximum water absorption; Water absorption; Wood composites; Wood fiber polymer fluff composites

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040438651     PISSN: 07356161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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