The influence of ultrasonic energy on chemical treatment of surface properties and the properties of composites made of luffa cylindrical fiber-polyester resin

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 0410061-0410067

  Dilara, E Koçak ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biofibers; Chemical treatment; Composites; Luffa cylindrical; Ultrasonic energy

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABILITY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); UNSATURATED POLYMERS;

BIOFIBERS; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; LUFFA CYLINDRICAL; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; ULTRASONIC ENERGY; UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN;

POLYESTER RESINS;

BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL TREATMENT; COMPOSITES; FORMIC ACID; NATURAL FIBERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TREATMENT; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; ULTRASONIC FREQUENCIES;

EID: 54949128715     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2969251     Document Type: Article

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