Mineral fillers for wood-plastic composites

Wood Material Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-40

  Huuhilo, Tiina ^a   Martikka, Ossi ^a   Butylina, Svetlana ^a   Kärki, Timo ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Inorganic filler; Mechanical properties; Wood plastic composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953657613     PISSN: 17480272     EISSN: 17480280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480270903582189     Document Type: Article

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