Effects of wheat straw fiber content and characteristics, and coupling agent concentration on the mechanical properties of wheat straw fiber-polypropylene composites

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1000-1007

  Pan, Ming Zhu ^a,b,c   Zhou, Ding Guo ^a   Bousmina, Mosto ^b   Zhang, S Y ^c  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Composites; Fibers; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Poly(propylene) (PP)

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FRACTURE SURFACES; IN-FIBER; INTERFACIAL BONDING STRENGTH; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; POLY(PROPYLENE) (PP); POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; SEM; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; TENSILE ELONGATION; TENSILE MODULI; WHEAT STRAW FIBERS;

AGGLOMERATION; CEMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COUPLING AGENTS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROPYLENE; PUMPING PLANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBERS;

BONDING; BREAKING ELONGATION; COMPOSITE; COUPLING AGENT; FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPROPYLENE; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 67149116506     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.29789     Document Type: Article

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