Degradation studies of thermoplastics composites of jute fiber-reinforced LDPE/polycaprolactone blends

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1219-1225

  Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Varma, Indra K ^b  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Enzymatic degradation; Fiber treatment; Hydrophobicity; Jute fibers; Mechanical properties; Morphology

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; DEGRADATION; JUTE FIBERS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS;

ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; FIBER TREATMENT; POLYCAPROLACTONE BLENDS; THERMOPLASTICS COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BLENDING; DEGRADATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; JUTE FIBERS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS;

ALKALI TREATMENT; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; FABRICATION; FIBER PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; JUTE FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MOISTURE REGAIN; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYETHYLENE; THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER;

EID: 33845475661     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550600887566     Document Type: Article

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