Mechanical properties of poyurethane composites from oil palm resources

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 441-448

  Badri, Khairiah Haji ^a   Othman, Zulkefly Bin ^a   Razali, Ilyati Mohd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Empty fruit bunch fibers; Mechanical properties; Oil based polyurethane foam; Palm kernel

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; CELLS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FRUITS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OILS AND FATS;

CELLULAR NETWORKS; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH FIBERS; OIL-BASED POLYURETHANE FOAM; PALM KERNEL;

POLYURETHANES;

BAGASSE; CELLS; COMPOSITES; FATS; FRUITS; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 23744472401     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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