Water desorption kinetics of polymer composites with cellulose fibers as filler

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-76

  Vacková, Tatana ^a   Kroisová, Dora ^b   Špatenka, Petr ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^c University of eské Budèjovice   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Coupling agent; Fibers from recycled paper; Polymer composites; Thermoplastic matrix; Thermoset matrix; Water desorption kinetics

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CELLULOSE; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COUPLING AGENTS; DESORPTION; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; EPOXY RESINS; FIBERS; FILLERS; HYDROPHILICITY; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PAPER; PHOTORESISTS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; PUMPING PLANTS; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOPLASTICS; THERMOSETS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER RECYCLING;

CELLULOSE FIBERS; DESORPTION KINETICS; DISTILLED WATERS; ENHANCED ABSORPTIONS; HYDROPHILIC CELLULOSES; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENES; POLYMER COMPOSITES; ROOM TEMPERATURES; VINYL ALCOHOLS; WATER DESORPTION KINETICS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBERS; CELLULOSE DERIVATIVES; CELLULOSE FIBERS; COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; DESORPTION; FILLERS; POLYEPOXIDES; POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; THERMOPLASTICS; THERMOSETS; WASTE PAPERS; WATER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 58149218431     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340802561573     Document Type: Article

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