Development and mechanical properties of bagasse fiber reinforced composites

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 283-298

  Cao, Yong ^a   Goda, Koichi ^a   Shibata, Shinichi ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bagasse fiber; Biocomposite; Biodegradable resin; Biodegradation; Fully green composite; Injection molding; Mechanical property; Press molding

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYPROPYLENES; SUGAR CANE;

BAGASSE FIBERS; BIOCOMPOSITES; BIODEGRADABLE RESINS; FULLY-GREEN COMPOSITES; PRESS MOLDING; RECYCLABLE RESINS; REINFORCED COMPOSITES;

NATURAL FIBERS;

BAGASSE; BIODEGRADATION; NATURAL FIBERS; SUGAR CANE;

EID: 35548957396     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855107782325195     Document Type: Article

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