Elastomer modified polypropylene-polyethylene blends as matrices for wood flour-plastic composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1559-1569

  Clemons, Craig ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Recycling; A. Thermoplastic resin; A. Wood; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

A. RECYCLING; A. WOOD; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CO-CONTINUOUS MORPHOLOGY; FILLED COMPOSITES; IMPACT ENERGY; IZOD IMPACT; MATRIX; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE; PLASTIC COMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENE BLENDS; REDUCED MODULUS; STRAIN AT BREAK; TENSILE MODULI; THERMOPLASTIC RESIN; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES; YIELD PROPERTIES;

BLENDING; COUPLING AGENTS; ELASTOMERS; ETHYLENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENES; PROPYLENE; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESINS; RUBBER; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

COUPLING AGENTS; ELASTOMERS; ETHYLENE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; POLYETHYLENE; PROPYLENE; RECYCLING; RUBBER; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 77957128538     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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