Thermogravimetric analysis and weathering study by water immersion of alkali-treated bamboo strips

BioResources

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1051-1062

  Das, Mahuya ^a   Chakrabarty, Debabrata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Composites; Fiber modification; Lignocellulosics

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED WEATHERING; ALKALI TREATMENT; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BAMBOO STRIPS; COMPOSITES FIBER; DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; LIGNO-CELLULOSICS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WATER IMMERSION; WEATHERING PROPERTIES; WEATHERING STUDIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BAMBOO; BENDING STRENGTH; SOIL MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER ABSORPTION; WEATHERING;

THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 77950496419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19302126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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