Compatibilizer selection to improve mechanical and moisture properties of extruded wood-HDPE composites

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 46-53

  Chowdhury, Mohammed Jahangir A ^a   Wolcott, Michael P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c FOREST PRODUCTS SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS; PROLONGED MOISTURE EXPOSURE; WOOD-POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES;

DURABILITY; MOISTURE; POLYOLEFINS; WOOD;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITES; MOISTURE; POLYOLEFINS; WOOD;

EID: 35448944352     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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