Mechanical properties of polypropylene composites reinforced with chemically treated coir and abaca fiber

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2253-2261

  Haque, Mominul ^a   Rahman, Rezaur ^a   Islam, Nazrul ^a   Huque, Monimul ^a   Hasan, Mahbub ^a  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

abaca; chemical treatment; coir; composite; mechanical properties; polypropylene

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TREATMENT; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COIR; COIR COMPOSITES; COIR FIBERS; COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING; DIAZONIUM SALTS; FIBER LOADINGS; FIBER REINFORCED; FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE; INJECTION MOLDING MACHINES; MECHANICAL TESTS; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE;

BENZENE; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; THERMOPLASTICS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77955390665     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684409343324     Document Type: Article

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