Structure and properties of phase change materials based on HDPE, soft Fischer-Tropsch paraffin wax, and wood flour

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1541-1551

  Mngomezulu, M E ^a   Luyt, A S ^a   Krupa, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b POLYMER INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Blends; Composites; HDPE; Morphology; Physical properties; Soft paraffin wax; Wood flour

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; AMORPHOUS CONTENT; BLENDS; COCRYSTALLIZATION; COMPOSITE SAMPLES; COMPOSITES; FILLER DISPERSION; FISCHER TROPSCH; HDPE; INHOMOGENEITIES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MATRIX; MELT MIXING; MELT PRESSING; RELAXATION PEAK; SEM MICROGRAPHS; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMO-MECHANICAL; TREATED WOOD; VISCOELASTIC BEHAVIORS; WATER ABSORPTION PROPERTIES; WATER UPTAKE; WAX CONTENT; WAX DISPERSIONS; WOOD FLOUR;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; PARAFFIN WAXES; PARAFFINS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; ANATOMY; COMPOSITES; DISPERSIONS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXTURES; PARAFFIN WAX; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 77956430797     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.32521     Document Type: Article

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