Silane-crosslinking of recycled low-density polyethylene/wood composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 678-683

  Grubbström, Göran ^a   Holmgren, Allan ^a   Oksman, Kristiina ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Mechanical properties; D. Chemical analysis; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CREEP STRAIN; CROSSLINKED COMPOSITES; DEGREE OF CROSSLINKING; E. EXTRUSION; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; FRACTURED SURFACES; HIGHER-DEGREE; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; SILANE-CROSSLINKING; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION; WOOD COMPOSITES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICALS; CREEP; CREEP RESISTANCE; CROSSLINKING; EXTRUSION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH ENERGY FORMING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDATION; POLYPROPYLENES; RECYCLING; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 77649336169     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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