Mechanical properties of wood-fiber reinforced polypropylene composites: Effect of a novel compatibilizer with isocyanate functional group

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-233

  Karmarkar, Ajay ^a   Chauhan, S S ^a   Modak, Jayant M ^b   Chanda, Manas ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

A. Wood polypropylene composites; B. Interphase; D. Mechanical properties; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

EXTRUSION; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCEMENT;

COMPATIBILIZERS; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; INTERPHASE; WOOD POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITES; EXTRUSION; FILLERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; WOOD FIBERS;

EID: 33845233176     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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