Performance properties of microcrystalline cellulose as a reinforcing agent in wood plastic composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 578-581

  Ashori, Alireza ^a   Nourbakhsh, Amir ^b  

^a IRANIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IROST   (Iran)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; A. Wood; B. Physical properties; D. Mechanical testing; E. Injection molding

Indexed keywords

A. FIBERS; A. WOOD; B. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; E. INJECTION MOLDING;

CELLULOSE; INJECTION MOLDING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL TESTING; MOLDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CELLULOSE; FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDING; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL TESTS; MOLDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 78549232590     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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