Accelerated ultraviolet weathering of recycled polypropylene-sawdust composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 661-679

  Adhikary, Kamal Babu ^a   Pang, Shusheng ^a   Staiger, Mark P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry; Mechanical properties.; Recycled polypropylene; UV weathering; Wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED WEATHERING; COLOR CHANGES; CRYSTALLINITIES; DURABILITY PERFORMANCE; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; INTERFACIAL BONDING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE POLYPROPYLENES; MELTING TEMPERATURES; MICROSTRUCTURAL OBSERVATIONS; RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE; THICKNESS SWELLING; ULTRAVIOLET WEATHERING; UV RADIATION; UV WEATHERING; WATER SPRAYS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD FLOUR COMPOSITES; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; EROSION; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING POINT; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; RECYCLING; THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

WEATHERING;

CALORIMETRY; COMPOSITES; EROSION; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING POINT; PLASTICS; POLYPROPYLENE; RECYCLABLE MATERIALS; THERMOPLASTICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WEATHERING; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 70350431723     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705709096550     Document Type: Article

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