Wetting analysis and surface characterisation of coir fibres used as reinforcement for composites

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 377, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 251-260

  Tran, L Q N ^a   Fuentes, C A ^a   Dupont Gillain, C ^b   Van Vuure, A W ^a   Verpoest, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coir; Natural fibres; Surface energy; Wetting; Wilhelmy; XPS

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; LIQUIDS; NATURAL FIBERS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COIR; NATURAL FIBRES; SURFACE ENERGY; WILHELMY; XPS;

WETTING;

CARBON; FAT; LIGNIN; WAX;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; BINDING KINETICS; COIR; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTACT ANGLE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE TENSION; WETTABILITY;

CHEMISTRY; COIR; CONTACT ANGLE; ELECTRIC CONTACTS; ESCA; LIQUIDS; NATURAL FIBERS; SURFACE ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WETTING; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79952034195     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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