Performance of long Canadian natural fibers as reinforcements in polymers

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 3197-3207

  Guo, Qingping ^a   Cheng, Billy ^a   Kortschot, Mark ^a   Sain, Mohini ^a   Knudson, Robert ^b   Deng, James ^b   Alemdar, Ayse ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

Author keywords

Degradation; mechanical properties; natural fibers; polymer matrix composites

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIBERS; BRABENDER MIXER; FIBER MORPHOLOGY; FIBER QUALITY ANALYZERS; FIBER STRENGTH; SHORT-FIBER WOOD; WOOD FIBER; WOOD FLOUR;

ASPECT RATIO; DEGRADATION; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; NATURAL POLYMERS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

NATURAL FIBERS;

ANATOMY; DEGRADATION; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 78649278535     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684410369722     Document Type: Article

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