Surface deterioration of wood-flour polypropylene composites by weathering trials

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 234-238

  Kiguchi, Makoto ^a   Kataoka, Yutaka ^a   Matsunaga, Hiroshi ^a   Yamamoto, Koichi ^a   Evans, Philip D ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chalking; Discoloration; Finishing; Weathering; WPC

Indexed keywords

DISCOLORATION; PIGMENTS; PLASTICS; SURFACE TREATMENT; WEATHERING;

PREWEATHERING; WEATHERABILITY; WEATHERING RESISTANCE; WOOD-FIBER PLASTIC COMPOSITES (WPC);

POLYPROPYLENES;

CHALKING; DISCOLORATION; POLYPROPYLENE; SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 34250166104     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-006-0838-8     Document Type: Article

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