Chemically extracted cornhusk fibers as reinforcement in light-weight poly(propylene) composites

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering

Volumn 293, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-243

  Huda, Shah ^a   Yang, Yiqi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofibers; Composites; Cornhusk fibers; Polymermatrix composites; Renewable resources

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IMPACT RESISTANCE; POLYPROPYLENES;

ABSORPTION PROPERTIES; BIOFIBERS; CORNHUSK FIBERS; ENZYME TREATMENT; POLYMERMATRIX COMPOSITES; RENEWABLE RESOURCES;

FIBERS;

EID: 42249091925     PISSN: 14387492     EISSN: 14392054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mame.200700317     Document Type: Article

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