The effect of NCO-polyol on the properties of low-density polyethylene/water hyacinth fiber (Eichhornia crassiper) composites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 766-771

  Supri, Abdul Ghani ^a   Ismail, Hanafi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Low density polyethylene; NCO polyol; Water hyacinth fiber

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION AT BREAK; MATRIX; MELT BLENDING; NCO-POLYOL; SEM; TENSILE TESTS; THERMAL STABILITY; WATER HYACINTH; WATER HYACINTH FIBER; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ALCOHOLS; BLENDING; COUPLING AGENTS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FIBERS; POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; BLENDING; COUPLING AGENT; ELONGATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; NATURAL FIBER; POLYETHYLENE FIBER; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 77954264048     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602551003749569     Document Type: Article

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