Effects of maleic anhydride polypropylene on tensile, water absorption, and morphological properties of recycled newspaper filled polypropylene/natural rubber composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1477-1491

  Osman, Hakimah ^a   Ismail, Hanafi ^a   Mustapha, Mariatti ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene; Natural rubber; Polypropylene; Recycled newspaper

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; FILLED COMPOSITES; FILLER CONTENTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; GRAFTED POLYPROPYLENE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE POLYPROPYLENES; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL RUBBER; NATURAL RUBBERS; RECYCLED NEWSPAPER; RUBBER COMPOSITE; WATER UPTAKE; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; NEWSPRINT; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; RECYCLING; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 77953118766     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309359212     Document Type: Article

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