Biological and electrical resistance of acetylated flax fibre reinforced polypropylene composites

BioResources

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-125

  Bledzki, Andrzej Korneliusz ^a   Lucka, Marta ^a   Mamun, Abdullah Al ^a   Michalski, Janusz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Adhesion; Biological resistance; Dielectric properties; Flax fibre; Mechanical properties; Swelling

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RESISTANCE; CHARPY IMPACT; DECAY FUNGI; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; FLAX FIBRE; FLAX FIBRES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; INJECTION MOULDING; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MOISTURE RESISTANCE; PERCHLORIC ACIDS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; STRENGTH PROPERTY; SWELLING PROPERTIES;

ACETYLATION; ADHESION; BIOCIDES; FIBERS; FLAX; FUNGI; INORGANIC ACIDS; LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; YARN;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS;

FUNGI; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 77950479115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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