The use of silane technology in crosslinking polyethylene/wood flour composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 752-765

  Bengtsson, Magnus ^a   Oksman, Kristiina ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Fibre matrix bond; Crosslinking; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CROSSLINKING; EXTRUSION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POLYETHYLENES; TOUGHNESS;

FIBRE-MATRIX BOND; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMC); TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDER; WOOD FLOUR COMPOSITES;

SILANES;

EID: 33751254115     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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