Effect of sawdust surface treatment and compatibilizer addition on mechanical behavior, morphology, and moisture uptake of polypropylene/sawdust composites

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 978-985

  Bettini, Silvia H P ^a,b   Bonse, Baltus C ^a   Melo, Elis A ^a   Muñoz, Pablo A R ^a  

^a CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DA FEI   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING TESTS; COUPLING AGENTS; MOISTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

3-(AMINOPROPYL)TRIETHOXYSILANE; CO-ROTATING TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; COMPOSITE TENSILE STRENGTH; COROTATING TWIN-SCREW EXTRUDERS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE-GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MOISTURE UPTAKE; POLYMER FIBER; SILANE-COUPLING AGENTS; TORQUE RHEOMETER;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 77951852535     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21617     Document Type: Article

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