Tensile properties and thermal degradation parameters of tamarind fruit fibers

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 16-17, 2008, Pages 1827-1832

  Uma Maheswari, C ^a   Obi Reddy, K ^a   Varada Rajulu, A ^a   Guduri, B R ^b  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Tamarind fruit fiber; Tensile parameters; Thermal degradation parameters; Thermo gravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FRUIT JUICES; FRUITS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ALKALI TREATMENTS; AQUEOUS; BEFORE AND AFTER; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; ELONGATION AT BROKEN; INERT ATMOSPHERES; MAXIMUM STRESSES; NAOH SOLUTIONS; TAMARIND FRUIT FIBER; TAMARINDUS INDICA; TENSILE PARAMETERS; THERMAL DEGRADATION PARAMETERS; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMAL STABILITIES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

FIBERS;

EID: 54949098932     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407087559     Document Type: Article

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