Potential of Jamaican banana, coconut coir and bagasse fibres as composite materials

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1273-1278

  Jústiz Smith, Nilza G ^a   Virgo, G Junior ^a   Buchanan, Vernon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Composites; Fibres; Material strength

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; BAGASSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR CANE; SUGARS;

BANANA PLANT; CELLULOSIC FIBRES; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

FIBERS;

EID: 48049123666     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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