Oil palm fiber (OPF) and its composites: A review

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-22

  Shinoj, S ^a   Visvanathan, R ^b   Panigrahi, S ^c   Kochubabu, M ^a  

^a ICAR Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research   (India)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Composite properties; Empty fruit bunch; Fiber properties; Hybrid biocomposite; Oil palm fiber

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPOSITE; COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; EMPTY FRUIT BUNCHES; FIBER PROPERTIES; OIL PALM FIBER;

ALKALINITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FRUITS; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; RESEARCH; SORPTION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BIODEGRADATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYBRID; POLYMER; VEGETABLE OIL;

AGAVE SISALANA; ELAEIS;

EID: 78649714016     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.09.009     Document Type: Review

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