Effect of accelerated weathering on the mechanical properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch filled UPVC composites

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 627-635

  Abu Bakar, Aznizam ^a   Hassan, Azman ^a   Yusof, Ahmad Fuad Mohd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Plastics Technology Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Accelerated ultraviolet weathering; Composite; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Oil palm empty fruit bunch filler; Poly (vinyl chloride)

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEATHERING;

ACCELERATED ULTRAVOILET WEATHERING; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH FILLER; POLY (VINYL CHLORIDE);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 25144521729     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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