Composites based on acylated cellulose fibers and low-density polyethylene: Effect of the fiber content, degree of substitution and fatty acid chain length on final properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 15-16, 2008, Pages 3358-3364

  Freire, Carmen S R ^a   Silvestre, Armando J D ^a   Neto, Carlos Pascoal ^a   Gandini, Alessandro ^a   Martin, Loli ^b   Mondragon, Iñaki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Escuela Universitaria Politecnica   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; B. Mechanical properties; B. Surface treatments; B. Thermal properties; Fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DIELECTRIC RELAXATION; FATTY ACIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION;

A. FIBERS; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; B. SURFACE TREATMENTS; B. THERMAL PROPERTIES; CELLULOSE FIBERS; DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTIONS; DODECANOIC; FATTY ACID CHAINS; FIBER CONTENTS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; WATER ABSORPTION BEHAVIORS; WATER UPTAKES;

FIBERS;

CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; FATTY ACIDS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RELAXATION; SURFACE TREATMENT; TEXTILES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ADHESION; CELLULOSIC FIBER; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; POLYETHYLENE; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 55649114851     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.09.008     Document Type: Article

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