Improving mechanical properties of banana/kenaf polyester hybrid composites using sodium laulryl sulfate treatment

Materials Physics and Mechanics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Thiruchitrambalam, M ^a   Alavudeen, A ^b   Athijayamani, A ^c   Venkateshwaran, N ^d   Perumal, A Elaya ^d  

^a KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Tamilnadu College of Engineering   (India)

^c ALAGAPPA CHETTIAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Banana fiber; Hybrid composites; Kenaf fiber; Polymer; SLS

Indexed keywords

BANANA FIBERS; FIBER CONTENTS; HYBRID COMPOSITES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SODIUM LAURYL SULFATES; SULFATE TREATMENT; SULPHATES; UNSATURATED POLYESTER;

HEMP; IMPACT STRENGTH; KENAF FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAVING;

FIBERS;

COMPOSITES; FIBERS; HEMP; IMPACT STRENGTH; KENAF; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; SODIUM; SODIUM SULFATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEAVING;

EID: 77649165405     PISSN: 16052730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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