Quiescent crystallization of natural fibers-polypropylene composites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2997-3006

  Somnuk, Usa ^a   Eder, Gerhard ^b   Phinyocheep, Pranee ^c   Suppakarn, Nitinat ^a   Sutapun, Wimonlak ^a   Ruksakulpiwat, Yupaporn ^a  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^c Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Composites; Crystallization; Nucleation; Polypropylene; Spherulites

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NATURAL FIBERS; NUCLEATION; THERMOANALYSIS;

POLARIZED LIGHT OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; RATE OF CRYSTALLIZATION; SPHERULITES;

POLYPROPYLENES;

CRYSTALLIZATION; NATURAL FIBERS; NUCLEATION; POLARIZATION; POLYPROPYLENE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; MELTING POINT; NATURAL FIBER; POLYPROPYLENE; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35948946906     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.26883     Document Type: Article

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