Thermal properties of high density polyethylene-kenaf cellulose composites

Polymers and Polymer Composites

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 257-261

  Tajeddin, Behjat ^a,b   Abdulah, Luqman Chuah ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HEMP; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYDROPHOBICITY; MELTING POINT;

BIO-COMPOSITES; CELLULOSE COMPOSITES; HEATING CYCLES; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE(HDPE); MELT BLENDING; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; REACTION PERIOD; ROTATION SPEED;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

CELLULOSE; COMPRESSION MOLDING; HEATING; HEMP; HIGH DENSITY; MELTING POINT; METALS; MIXING; MOISTURE CONTENT; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYETHYLENE OXIDE; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER REPELLENCE;

EID: 78650466573     PISSN: 09673911     EISSN: 14782391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096739111001800503     Document Type: Article

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