Feasibility of manufacturing paper-plastic laminates using waste office paper

Taiwan Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-46

  Hwang, Chin Yin ^a  

^a TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fiber loading; Paper plastic laminates; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HOT PRESSING; PAPER; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER FILMS; RECYCLING;

FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; PAPER-PLASTIC LAMINATES; WOODFLOUR-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

LAMINATES;

LAMINATES; PAPER; PLASTICS;

EID: 43749116245     PISSN: 10264469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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