Banana fibers and microfibrils as lignocellulosic reinforcements in polymer composites

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 811-819

  Ibrahim, Maha M ^a   Dufresne, Alain ^b   El Zawawy, Waleed K ^a   Agblevor, Foster A ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b INP Grenoble EFPG   (France)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibers; Maleic anhydride; Mechanical properties; Microfibrils; Polyethylene; Polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PULPING; BANANA FIBERS; BANANA PLANT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; FTIR ANALYSIS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FIBERS; MICRO-FIBRILS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMERIC MATRICES; SCANNING ELECTRONIC MICROSCOPY; SEM; STEAM EXPLOSION; TENSILE TESTS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FIBERS; FRUITS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77953138463     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.03.057     Document Type: Article

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