Potential use of graft copolymers of mercerized flax as filler in polystyrene composite materials

BioResources

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1010-1019

  Kalia, Susheel ^a   Sharma, Sanjeev ^a   Bhardwaj, Bandna ^a   Kaith, B S ^b   Singha, A S ^c  

^a SINGHANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b DR B R AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Composites; Fiber modification; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES; COMPOSITES FIBER; FLAX FIBER; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENE COMPOSITES; SEM; THERMAL STABILITY; VINYL MONOMERS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COPOLYMERIZATION; FLAX; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); LINEN; MONOMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WEAR RESISTANCE; YARN;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ABRASION RESISTANCE; COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; COPOLYMERIZATION; FIBERS; FLAX; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAVIMETRY; LINEN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOMERS; POLYSTYRENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 77950479384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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