Poly(Lactic Acid) (PLA)-reinforced kenaf bast fiber composites: The effect of triacetin

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1099-1111

  Ibrahim, Nor Azowa ^a   Md Zin Wan Yunus, Wan ^a   Othman, Maizatulnisa ^a   Abdan, Khalina ^a   Hadithon, Kamarul Arifin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biocomposites; Internal mixer; Kenaf; Mechanical properties; PLA; Triacetin

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; BIOCOMPOSITE; BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; FIBER LOADINGS; FRACTURED SURFACES; INTERNAL MIXER; INTERNAL MIXERS; KENAF BAST FIBERS; MATRIX; MELT BLENDING; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; SHORT FIBER; SOFTENING TEMPERATURE; STORAGE MODULI; TENSILE SPECIMENS; THERMAL STABILITY; TRIACETIN;

BLENDING; DYNAMICS; FIBERS; HEMP; KENAF FIBERS; LACTIC ACID; MIXERS (MACHINERY); ORGANIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

KENAF; LACTIC ACID; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXERS; MIXING; ORGANIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL STABILITY;

EID: 77953158352     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684409344651     Document Type: Article

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