Effect of Thermo-Mechanical Degradation of Polypropylene on Hygroscopic Characteristics of Wood Flour-Polypropylene Composites

Journal of Polymers and the Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 720-726

  Najafi, Saeed Kazemi ^a   Mostafazadeh Marznaki, Morteza ^a   Chaharmahali, Majid ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Extrusion; Recycling; Thickness swelling; Water absorption; Wood flour polypropylene composites

Indexed keywords

BEECH WOOD; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; COUNTER ROTATING; MELT FLOW INDEX; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; THERMO-MECHANICAL DEGRADATION; THICKNESS SWELLING; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD FLOUR-POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITES;

DEGRADATION; EXTRUSION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; SWELLING; THERMOPLASTICS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER RECYCLING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITE; PLASTIC; RECYCLING; SWELLING;

DEGRADATION; EXTRUSION; POLYPROPYLENE; RECLAMATION; RECYCLING; SWELLING; THERMOPLASTICS; WASTE WATERS; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FAGUS;

EID: 78650075326     PISSN: 15662543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10924-010-0220-1     Document Type: Article

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