Comparative study of polypropylene composites reinforced with oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber and oil palm derived cellulose

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 173-178

  Khalid, M ^a   Ratnam, C T ^b   Chuah, T G ^a   Ali, Salmiaton ^a   Choong, Thomas S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cellulose; Composite; Empty fruit bunch fiber (EFBF); Polypropylene; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Tensile strength; Thermoplastic

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELLULOSE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH FIBER; FIBER LOADING;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELLULOSE; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOMASS; PALMS; PLANT FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 34548617120     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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