Atmospheric air pressure plasma treatment of lignocellulosic fibres: Impact on mechanical properties and adhesion to cellulose acetate butyrate

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 215-227

  Baltazar y Jimenez, Alexis ^a   Bistritz, Martina ^b   Schulz, Eckhard ^b   Bismarck, Alexander ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agro fibres; B. Fibre matrix bond; B. Interfacial strength

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; DEHYDRATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELONGATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

ATMOSPHERIC AIR PRESSURE PLASMA (AAPP); CELLULOSE-ACETATE-BUTYRATE (CAB); INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH (IFSS); LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBRES;

NATURAL FIBERS;

DEHYDRATION; ELASTIC STRENGTH; ELONGATION; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLANT FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTS;

ABACA FIBER; ADHESION; CELLULOSIC FIBER; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELONGATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FLAX FIBER; HEMP FIBER; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MATRIX; PLASMA TREATMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR PROPERTY; SISAL FIBER; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY; TESTING;

EID: 35448961524     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.04.028     Document Type: Article

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