Thermal properties of composites made of heat-treated wood and polypropylene

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 2599-2607

  Kaboorani, Alireza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ash content; Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); DTGmax degradation temperature; Heat treatment; Polypropylene (PP); Thermal stability; Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA); Wood flour

Indexed keywords

ASH CONTENT; DTGMAX DEGRADATION TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS (TGA); WOOD FLOUR;

CALORIMETERS; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; HEAT TREATMENT; MELTING POINT; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; PUMPING PLANTS; SCANNING; STEELMAKING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ASH; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; DEGRADATION; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; GRAVIMETRY; HEAT TREATMENT; MELTING POINT; POLYPROPYLENE; SCANNING; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 70350488073     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309345291     Document Type: Article

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