Effect of interactions between interface modifiers and viscosity modifiers on the performance and processibility of the rice Hulls-HDPE composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 1691-1699

  Dixit, N ^a   Kortschot, M T ^a   Sain, M ^b   Gulati, D ^b  

^a Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Interface modifiers; Viscosity modifiers; Wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; HULLS (SEED COVERINGS); VISCOSITY;

INTERFACE MODIFIERS; MELT FLOW VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY MODIFIERS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

ADHESION; COMPOSITES; HULLS; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33750436933     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684406068412     Document Type: Article

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