Mechanical performance of woodfibre-waste plastic composite materials

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-319

  Jayaraman, Krishnan ^a   Bhattacharyya, Debes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coupling agent; Flexural modulus and strength; Injection moulding; Kerbside waste plastics; Tensile modulus and strength; Woodfibre reinforced composites; Woodfibres

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLID WASTES; SYNTHETIC FIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MELT BLENDING; WOODFIBERS;

PLASTIC PRODUCTS;

PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE;

COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; WASTE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DENSITY; FIBER; HUMIDITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 2442593889     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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