Biomicrofibrilar composites of high density polyethylene reinforced with curauá fibers: Mechanical, interfacial and morphological properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1637-1644

  Araujo, J R ^a   Mano, B ^a   Teixeira, G M ^b   Spinace M A S ^a   De Paoli, Marco A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Ajinomoto Biolatina Ind e Com Ltda   (Brazil)

Author keywords

A. Coupling agents; A. Fibres; B. Mechanical properties; D. Infrared (IR) spectroscopy; D. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Indexed keywords

A. COUPLING AGENTS; A. FIBRES; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; D. SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (SEM); SEM;

COUPLING AGENTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ETHYLENE; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GLASS FIBERS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; POLYETHYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COUPLING AGENT; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; INORGANIC FIBER; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE; VEGETABLE FIBER;

EID: 77955341553     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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