Agro-based fiber/polymer composites, blends and alloys

Polymer News

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-17

  Sanadi, Anand R ^a   Rowell, Roger M ^a,b   Caulfield, Daniel F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agro based fibers; Composites; Fiber thermoplastic alloys; Kenaf; Lignocellulosics; Maleated polypropylene; Matrix modification; Physical properties; Polypropylene; Thermoplastics

Indexed keywords

EID: 5244359788     PISSN: 00323918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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