Enzyme-retted flax fiber and recycled polyethylene composites

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-171

  Foulk, Jonn A ^a   Chao, Wayne Y ^b   Akin, Danny E ^c   Dodd, Roy B ^b   Layton, Patricia A ^b  

^a USDA ARS Cotton Quality Research Station   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Enzymes; Flax fibers; Milk containers; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

FIBER COMPOSITES; FLAX FIBERS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; ENZYMES; NATURAL FIBERS; PULP; RECYCLING; SOLID WASTES; WOOD;

POLYETHYLENES;

COMPOSITE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLYMER;

COMPOSITES; ELASTICITY; ENZYMES; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYETHYLENE; PULPS; RECYCLING; WOOD;

LINUM; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 4344619824     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOOE.0000038548.73494.59     Document Type: Article

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