Impact of mineral fillers to the moisture resistance of wood-plastic composites

Baltic Forestry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-131

  Huuhilo, Tiina ^a   Martikka, Ossi ^a   Butylina, Svetlana ^a   Kärki, Timo ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Mineral; Moisture resistance; Wood plastic composite

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958506594     PISSN: 13921355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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