Influence of plastic type and compatibilizer on thermal properties of wheat straw flour/thermoplastic composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 817-826

  Zabihzadeh, S M ^a  

^a SARI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

compatibilizer; composite; thermal expansion coefficient; thermogravimetric analysis; wheat straw

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES; COMPOSITE; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE; WHEAT STRAWS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DEGRADATION; FILLED POLYMERS; PLASTICS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 78649274464     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705709353711     Document Type: Article

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