Functionalization, compatibilization and properties of polyolefin composites with natural fibers

Polymers

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 554-574

  Pracella, Mariano ^a   Haque, Md Minhaz Ul ^b   Alvarez, Vera ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Compatibilization; Functionalization; Morphology; Natural fibers; Physical mechanical properties; Polymer composites

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE FIBER; COMPATIBILIZATION; CRYSTAL MORPHOLOGIES; CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; ETHYLENE-VINYL ACETATE; FIBER DISPERSION; FTIR; FUNCTIONAL MONOMER; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; GLYCIDYL METHACRYLATE; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL TESTS; MELT MIXING; NUCLEATING EFFECT; PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER COMPOSITES; REACTIVE GROUP; REACTIVE PROCESSING; RHEOLOGICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SEBS-G-MA; SEM; THERMAL STABILITY;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; COMPATIBILIZERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ETHYLENE; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HEMP FIBERS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; RHEOLOGY; SPINNING (FIBERS); TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

NATURAL FIBERS;

ANATOMY; COMPOSITES; ETHYLENE; HEMP; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MONOMERS; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYPROPYLENE; RHEOLOGY; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 79952834811     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym2040554     Document Type: Article

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