Functionalization, compatibilization and properties of polypropylene composites with Hemp fibres

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 2218-2230

  Pracella, Mariano ^a   Chionna, Donatella ^a   Anguillesi, Irene ^b   Kulinski, Zbigniew ^c   Piorkowska, Ewa ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CENTRE OF MOLECULAR AND MACROMOLECULAR STUDIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Compatibilization; Functionalization; Hemp; Polymer composites; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTIC MODULI; HEMP FIBERS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; POLYOLEFINS; STIFFNESS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

COMPATIBILIZATION; FUNCTIONALIZATION; POLYMER COMPOSITES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

BONDING; BREAKING ELONGATION; COMPOSITE; FIBER MODIFICATION; FIBER-MATRIX INTERFACE; GRAFTING; HEMP FIBER; ISOTACTIC POLYMER; MIXING; POLYPROPYLENE;

EID: 33746091342     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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