Evaluation of Grewia Optiva fibers as reinforcement in polymer biocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1101-1107

  Thakur, Vijay Kumar ^a,b   Singha, Amar Singh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Morphological and thermal analysis; Polymer composites natural fibers

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; DAILY LIVES; FIBER REINFORCED; MATRIX; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; PHENOL-FORMALDEHYDE; POLYMER COMPOSITE; POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS; POLYMER COMPOSITES NATURAL FIBERS; SEM; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; THERMOANALYSIS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHENOLS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956644350     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.496390     Document Type: Article

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