Properties and structure of attalea funifera piassava fibers for composite reinforcement - A critical discussion

Journal of Natural Fibers

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-203

  Monteiro, Sergio Neves ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attalea funifera; Composite reinforcement; Piassava fiber; Properties; Structural characterization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT; PIASSAVA FIBERS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; RESEARCH GROUPS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

FIBERS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

REINFORCEMENT;

ATTALEA FUNIFERA;

CHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL FIBER; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 70849101473     PISSN: 15440478     EISSN: 1544046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15440470902961128     Document Type: Article

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