Evaluation of cotton gin waste as a lignocellulosic substitute in woodfiber plastic composites

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 127-131

  Bourne, Patrick J ^a   Bajwa, Sreekala G ^b   Bajwa, Dilpreet S ^c  

^a Dept of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

^c Greenland Composites   (Greenland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON GIN WASTE (CGW); LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; ULTIMATE STRENGTHS; WOODFIBER PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

CELLULOSE; COTTON FIBERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; WATER ABSORPTION; YIELD STRESS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES;

COTTON; PLANT RESIDUES; WOOD FIBERS; WOOD FLOUR; YIELD;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 33947146586     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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