Properties of extruded wood-plastic composites based on refiner wood fibres (TMP fibres) and hemp fibres

European Journal of Wood and Wood Products

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-231

  Schirp, Anke ^a   Stender, Jan ^a  

^a Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTER ROTATING; FIBRE DAMAGE; FIBRE-MATRIX ADHESION; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; HOMOGENEOUS DISPERSIONS; LOW ASPECT RATIO; MATRIX; MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE; NATURAL FIBRE; POLYPROPYLENE FIBRES; SHEAR FORCE; STRENGTH PROPERTY; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; TWO-STEP PROCESS; WOOD FIBRE; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PARTICLES; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADHESION; ASPECT RATIO; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRUDERS; GLASS TRANSITION; HEMP; HEMP FIBERS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MIXERS (MACHINERY); NATURAL FIBERS; PRESSURE DROP; REFINING; REINFORCEMENT; TEXTILE FIBERS; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADHESION; EXTRUDERS; FIBERS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HEMP; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; NATURAL FIBERS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; REFINING; REINFORCEMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 77954519000     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: 1436736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-009-0372-7     Document Type: Article

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