Surface modification and micromechanical properties of jute fiber mat reinforced polypropylene composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 299-307

  Liu, X Y ^a   Dai, G C ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Jute fiber mat; Mechanical properties; Polypropylene; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248994527     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2007.43     Document Type: Article

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