Preparation and properties of banana fiber-reinforced composites based on high density polyethylene (HDPE)/Nylon-6 blends

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 6088-6097

  Liu, H ^a   Wu, Q ^a   Zhang, Q ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HENAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Banana fibers; Compatibilization; Composites; HDPE; Nylon 6

Indexed keywords

BANANA FIBERS; COMPATIBILIZATION; COMPOSITES; HDPE; NYLON-6;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BOND (MASONRY); FIBERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IMPACT STRENGTH; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; RESINS; SYSTEM STABILITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

WATER ABSORPTION;

NYLON; POLYETHYLENE; STYRENE MALEIC ANHYDRIDE COPOLYMER;

COMPOSITE; ELASTIC MODULUS; MODELING; POLYMER; STRENGTH;

ARTICLE; BANANA; CHEMICAL BOND; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; CAPROLACTAM; COMPOSITE RESINS; ELASTICITY; ETHYLENES; HOT TEMPERATURE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDES; MATERIALS TESTING; MUSA; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 68649111792     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.05.076     Document Type: Article

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