Effect of NaOH treatments on jute and coir fiber PP composites

Advanced Composite Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 197-208

  Hai, Nguyen Minh ^a   Kim, Byung Sun ^b   Lee, Soo ^a  

^a Changwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Material Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coir fiber; Jute fiber; Mechanical properties; NaOH treatment

Indexed keywords

COIR COMPOSITES; COIR FIBER; COIR FIBERS; COMPOSITE SPECIMENS; CONCENTRATION OF; FIBER COMPOSITE; MICROSCOPY IMAGES; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; NAOH TREATMENT; VOID CONTENTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PUMPING PLANTS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

JUTE FIBERS;

COIR; CONCENTRATION; FIBERS; JUTE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE CONTENT; NATURAL FIBERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 70349551620     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855109X428754     Document Type: Article

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