Reinforced polypropylene composites: Effects of chemical compositions and particle size

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2515-2519

  Ashori, Alireza ^a   Nourbakhsh, Amir ^b  

^a IRANIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IROST   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Fiber reinforced; Hot water treatment; Lignocellulosic materials; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; WATER; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TREATMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; FIBER REINFORCED; HOT WATER TREATMENT; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE;

WOOD;

LIGNOCELLULOSE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; PLASTIC; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSITE; CONIFEROUS TREE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYMER; REINFORCED CONCRETE; WOODY PLANT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; FLOUR; HEATING; NONHUMAN; OAK; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PINE; PINUS ELDARICA; PLANT FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUERCUS CASTANEIFOLIA; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD; ABSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING;

COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; HOT WATER HEATING; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYPROPYLENE; REINFORCED PLASTIC; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TREATMENT; WOOD;

PINUS ELDARICA; QUERCUS;

ABSORPTION; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PINUS; POLYPROPYLENES; QUERCUS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER; WOOD;

EID: 77951218594     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.11.022     Document Type: Article

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