Nanoclay-reinforced, polypropylene-based wood-plastic composites

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2013-2020

  Yeh, Shu Kai ^a,b   Gupta, Rakesh K ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); NANOCOMPOSITES; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

% REDUCTIONS; COMPOSITE MODULUS; NANO CLAYS; PROPERTY; SOLID WOODS; THREE-COMPONENT; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; WOOD CONTENT; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

STIFFNESS;

MIXING; MOISTURE CONTENT; REINFORCED PLASTIC; STIFFNESS; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 78249256067     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21729     Document Type: Article

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