Mechanical properties of silane and zirconate coupling agent-treated oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber-filled acrylic-impact modified poly (vinyl chloride) composites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1563-1570

  Bakar, Aznizam Abu ^a   Hassan, Azman ^a   Yusof, Ahmad Fuad Mohd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Plastics Technology Centre   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composites; Coupling agent; Mechanical properties; Poly (vinyl chloride); Renewable resources

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BAND; COMPOSITES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; IN-WATER ABSORPTION; MATRIX; MODIFIED PVC; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TEST SPECIMENS; TWO-ROLL MILL; ZIRCONATES;

BENDING STRENGTH; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COUPLING AGENTS; IMPACT STRENGTH; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; WATER ABSORPTION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78649965081     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2010.512336     Document Type: Article

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