Mechanical properties and fire retardancy of bidirectional reinforced composite based on biodegradable starch resin and basalt fibres

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 810-822

  Wittek, T ^a   Tanimoto, T ^a  

^a SHONAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basalt fibres; Biodegradable polymers; Fire retardants; Silane coupling agents; Starch resin

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049095254     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2008.94     Document Type: Article

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