Effects of moisture and freeze-thaw cycling on the quality of rice-hull-PE composite

Pigment and Resin Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 344-349

  Wang, W H ^a   Wang, Q W ^a   Xiao, H ^a   Morrell, J J ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Polyesters; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STIFFNESS; THAWING; WATER ABSORPTION;

EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENT; FREEZE-THAW CYCLING TREATMENT; SAWING ACTION; WATER SORPTION;

HULLS (SEED COVERINGS);

EID: 35349014251     PISSN: 03699420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03699420710831764     Document Type: Article

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