Effect of pre-treatment of Luffa fibres on the structural properties

Materials Letters

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-63

  Ghali, L ^a   Msahli, S ^a   Zidi, M ^b   Sakli, F ^a  

^a Avenue Hadj Ali Soua   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Chemical treatment; Crystallinity; Electron microscopy; Luffa fibres; X ray techniques

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SECONDARY EMISSION; SODIUM; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKALI TREATMENTS; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; CRYSTALLINITY; CRYSTALLINITY INDICES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; LUFFA FIBRES; REINFORCING COMPOSITES; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; TREATMENT CONDITIONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS; X-RAY TECHNIQUES; XRD ANALYSES;

FIBERS;

EID: 54349120711     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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