Some properties of composite panels made from wood flour and recycled polyethylene

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2559-2569

  Ozdemir, Turgay ^a   Mengeloglu, Fatih ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Adhesion; Coupling agent; Polyethylene; Scanning electron microscope; Scratch resistance; Thickness swelling

Indexed keywords

PAINT; PLASTIC; POLYETHYLENE; POLYURETHAN; WATER;

ABRASION; ADHESION; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOUR; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCRATCHING; STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; THICKNESS; VARNISH; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD;

EID: 58149269232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms9122559     Document Type: Article

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