Some opportunities and challenges of producing bio-composites from non-wood residues

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 6984-6990

  Ndazi, B ^a   Tesha, J V ^a   Bisanda, E T N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CELLULOSIC RESINS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

INCOMPATIBILITY; LIGNOCELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES; PLANT FIBRE-BASED COMPOSITES; THERMOPLASTIC MATRICES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CELLULOSE PLASTICS; COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 33751505026     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: 15734803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10853-006-0216-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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