A study on flax fiber-reinforced polyethylene biocomposites

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 525-531

  Li, Xue ^a   Panigrahi, Satyanarayan ^a   Tabil, Lope G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flax fiber; Moisture absorption; Reinforced polyethylene biocomposites; Surface modification; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACIDS; BIO-COMPOSITES; BIOCOMPOSITE; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; FLAX FIBER; FLAX SHIVES; FLAX STRAW; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; REINFORCED POLYETHYLENE BIOCOMPOSITES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE MODIFICATION; SURFACE MODIFICATION METHODS; SURFACE MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES;

ABSORPTION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; EXTRUSION MOLDING; FIBERS; FLAX; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; LINEN; MOISTURE; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYETHYLENES; SURFACE TREATMENT; THERMOPLASTICS; YARN;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

ABSORPTION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; EXTRUSION; FIBERS; FLAX; LINEN; MOISTURE; MOLDING; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYETHYLENE; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; YARN;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 70350259869     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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