Natural durability of a bagasse fiber/polypropylene composite exposed to rainbow fungus (Coriolus versicolor)

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1028-1037

  Nadali, Elham ^a   Karimi, Alinaghi ^a   Tajvidi, Mehdi ^a   Naghdi, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bagasse fibers; Composite; Natural durability; Polypropylene; Rainbow fungus

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE FIBERS; COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE SPECIMENS; CORIOLUS VERSICOLOR; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CULTURE MEDIUM; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE; EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENTS; MASS LOSS; NATURAL DURABILITY; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BAGASSE; DURABILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SPECIMEN PREPARATION; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

BENDING STRENGTH;

BAGASSE; BEND STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; DURABILITY; FUNGI; HUMIDITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; POLYPROPYLENE; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 77953162160     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684409102843     Document Type: Article

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