Hemp fibre reinforced composites using chelator and enzyme treatments

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 15-16, 2008, Pages 3293-3298

  Li, Yan ^a   Pickering, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

A. Short fibre composites; B. Fibre matrix bond; Chelator; Enzyme; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CHELATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYMES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

A. SHORT-FIBRE COMPOSITES; B. FIBRE/MATRIX BOND; CELLULOSIC COMPOUNDS; CHELATOR; CHELATOR TREATMENTS; ENZYME TREATMENTS; FIBRE REINFORCED; INTERFACIAL BONDINGS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT; WET CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

FIBERS;

BONDING; ENZYMATIC TREATMENT; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; HEMP FIBER; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 55649122994     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.08.022     Document Type: Article

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