Studies on the water absorption of bamboo-epoxy composites: The effect of silane treatment

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 867-873

  Kushwaha, Pradeep K ^a   Kumar, Rakesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Bamboo mats; Diffusion; Epoxy; Moisture; Silanes

Indexed keywords

AMINOSILANES; BAMBOO FIBERS; DISTILLED WATER; EPOXY; EPOXY COMPOSITE; KINETICS AND MECHANISM; LONG-TERM IMMERSIONS; METHOXY; POSITIVE EFFECTS; REINFORCED EPOXY; SILANE TREATMENT; TRIETHOXYSILYL; TRIMETHOXYSILYLPROPYL METHACRYLATES; WATER UPTAKE;

BAMBOO; MOISTURE; SILANES; WATER RECYCLING;

WATER ABSORPTION;

BAMBOO; DIFFUSION; EPOXIDES; FIBER MATS; MOISTURE; RECYCLING; SILANES; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; BAMBOO FIBER; DIFFUSION; EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; KINETICS; MOISTURE;

EID: 77954642704     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602551003664594     Document Type: Article

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