Flexure and water sorption properties of wood thermoplastic composites made with polymer blends

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1034-1039

  Englund, Karl ^a   Villechevrolle, Vivianne ^b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b EKFB)   (France)

Author keywords

blends; extrusion; miscibility; torque rheometry; wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

BINARY BLENDS; BLENDED POLYMERS; BLENDS; COST SAVING; MATERIAL COST; MELT BLENDING; MISCIBILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RECYCLED PLASTICS; SINGLE POLYMER COMPOSITES; SINGLE POLYMERS; TORQUE RHEOMETRY; WATER DIFFUSION; WATER SORPTION; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES; WOOD THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES;

BLENDING; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EXTRUSION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; RHEOMETERS; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

COMPOSITES; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; SOLUBILITY; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD; WOOD FLOUR;

EID: 78650880206     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: 10974628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.33237     Document Type: Article

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