Injection molded composites of short alfa fibers and biodegradable blends

Polymer Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-348

  Ammar, I ^a   Cheikh, R Ben ^a   Campos, A R ^b,c   Cunha, A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

^b PIEP Innovation in Polymer Engineering   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE; DUCTILITY; HYDROCARBONS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMER BLENDS; STARCH;

ALFA FIBER REINFORCED SEVA-C; BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES; MATERIAL DUCTILITY; STIFFNESS VALUES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BIODEGRADATION; CELLULOSE FIBERS; COPOLYMERS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYMERS; STARCH;

EID: 33746907849     PISSN: 02728397     EISSN: 15480569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pc.20196     Document Type: Article

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