Recycling and its effects on the physical and mechanical properties of wood fibre reinforced polypropylene composites

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 334-335 I, Issue , 2007, Pages 497-500

  Beg, M D H ^a   Pickering, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Fibre; Interface; Recycling; Water uptake; Wood fibre composites

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ELASTIC MODULI; INJECTION MOLDING; MOISTURE; POLYPROPYLENES; RECYCLING;

COUPLING AGENTS; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; WATER UPTAKE;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 33847059609     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-427-8.497     Document Type: Conference Paper

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