Extrusion-based wood fibre-PP composites: Wood powder and pelletized wood fibres - a comparative study

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 15-16, 2008, Pages 3418-3424

  Nygard P ^a   Tanem, B S ^b   Karlsen, T ^a   Brachet, P ^b   Leinsvang, B ^a  

^a Papir og fiberinstituttet AS   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

A. Coupling agents; B. Mechanical properties; D. Scanning electron microscopy; E. Extrusion new nomination; Wood fibre polymer composites

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COUPLING AGENTS; EXTRUDERS; EXTRUSION; FEEDING; FORMING; IMPACT STRENGTH; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PELLETIZING; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; POWDERS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WOOD;

A. COUPLING AGENTS; APPLICATIONS.; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; COMMERCIAL USES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; D. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DENSITY STATES; E. EXTRUSION NEW NOMINATION; ELONGATION AT BREAKS; FEEDING STRATEGIES; FILLED COMPOSITES; POLYMER COMPOSITES; PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS; REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS; WOOD FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; WOOD POWDERS;

FIBERS;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; EXTRUDERS; FORMING; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PELLETING; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WALLS; WOOD; WOOD FIBERS;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY; DENSITY; EXTRUSION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 55649125306     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.09.029     Document Type: Article

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