Effect of silane crosslinker on the thermal properties of rice straw/HDPE biocomposite

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 3041-3047

  Rahman, W A W A ^a   Adenan, N ^a   Rasit Ali, R ^a   Sulaiman, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Crosslinking; HDPE; Rice straw; Silane; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; CONDENSATION CATALYSTS; DEGREE OF CROSS-LINKING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; RICE STRAWS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FILLED POLYMERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; INJECTION MOLDING; OVENS; PEROXIDES; SILANES; SILICON; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 68949199159     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.3041.3047     Document Type: Article

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