Evaluation of improvement of physical and mechanical properties of bamboo fibers due to alkali treatment

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 522-527

  Das, Mahuya ^a   Chakraborty, Debabrata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Density; Fibers; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Orientation

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; BENDING STRENGTH; ELONGATION; MECHANICAL TESTING; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOUGHNESS;

ALKALI CONCENTRATION; CAUSTIC SOLUTIONS;

NATURAL FIBERS;

ALKALI TREATMENT; BAMBOO; FIBER ORIENTATION; FIBER STRUCTURE; NATURAL FIBERS;

ALKALI TREATMENT; BAMBOO FIBER; BREAKING ELONGATION; CRYSTALLINE ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 36849063736     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.26155     Document Type: Article

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