Effects of wood preheat treatment on thermal stability of HDPE composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 28, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 2945-2955

  Kaboorani, Alireza ^a   Faezipour, Mehdi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composites; Coupling agent.; Heat treatment; High density polyethylene (HDPE); Thermal stability; Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA); Wood flour

Indexed keywords

ASH CONTENTS; COMPOSITES; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; HDPE COMPOSITE; HEAT-TREATED WOOD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MASS LOSS; PRE-HEAT TREATMENT; THERMAL INSTABILITIES; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS (TGA); WOOD CONTENT; WOOD FLOUR;

COUPLING AGENTS; FILLERS; HEAT TREATMENT; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; FILLERS; GRAVIMETRY; HEAT TREATMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 74249097984     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684408094064     Document Type: Article

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