Forced air plasma treatment (FAPT) of hybrid wood plastic composite (WPC)-fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) surfaces

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 16, Issue 7-9, 2009, Pages 847-867

  Oporto, Gloria S ^a,b   Gardner, Douglas J ^a   Bernhardt, George ^a   Neivandt, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c The University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric (air) plasma; Atomic force microscopy; Contact angle; Corona discharge treatment; Fiber reinforced plastic; Forced air plasma; Surface energy; Wood plastic composite

Indexed keywords

AIR PLASMAS; CORONA DISCHARGE TREATMENT; CORONA DISCHARGES; FORCED AIR PLASMA; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; GLASS BONDING; GLASS FIBERS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; OXYGEN; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; POLYESTERS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ATOMS; CHEMISTRY; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE; ESCA; FIBERS; GLASS FIBERS; OXYGEN; PLASMA; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; POLYPROPYLENE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURFACE ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 72749107534     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092764409X12477463089116     Document Type: Article

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