Effect of bark flour content on the hygroscopic characteristics of wood-polypropylene composites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 3116-3120

  Najafi, Saeed Kazemi ^a   Kiaefar, Azadeh ^a   Tajvidi, Mehdi ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composites; Poly(propylene) (PP); Swelling

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PROPYLENE; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER CONTENT; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BARK CONTENTS; BARK FLOURS; COMPOSITES; HYGROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE POLYPROPYLENES; PLASTIC COMPOSITES; POLY(PROPYLENE) (PP); POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES; SCREW EXTRUDERS; SWELLING RATES; THICKNESS SWELLINGS; WATER DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; WOOD FLOURS;

WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPOSITES; DIFFUSION; HYGROSCOPICITY; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MOISTURE CONTENT; POLYPROPYLENE; SWELLING; THERMOPLASTICS; THICKNESS; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITE; DIFFUSION; POLYPROPYLENE; SWELLING;

EID: 56749131417     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.28852     Document Type: Article

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