Thermal degradation parameters and tensile properties of borassus flabellifer fruit fiber reinforcement

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 28, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2297-2301

  Reddy, K Obi ^a   Maheswari, C Uma ^a   Rajulu, A Varada ^a   Guduri, B R ^b  

^a SRI KRISHNADEVARAYA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Borassus fibers; Morphology.; Tensile parameters; Thermal degradation parameters; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; BORASSUS FIBERS; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FIBER REINFORCEMENT; INERT ATMOSPHERES; INFLECTION TEMPERATURE; MAXIMUM STRESS; NAOH SOLUTIONS; TENSILE PARAMETERS; THERMAL DEGRADATION PARAMETERS; THERMAL STABILITY; UNIVERSAL TESTING MACHINES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

DEGRADATION; FRUITS; MORPHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

FIBERS;

EID: 69949113259     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684408092380     Document Type: Article

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