Research on moisture absorption behavior of recycled polypropylene matrix wood plastic composites

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-82

  Cui, Y H ^a   Wang, X X ^a   Xu, Q ^a   Xia, Z Z ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

moisture absorption.; surface treatment; wood plastic composites

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE PROPERTIES; COUPLING TREATMENT; HOT WATER; IMPACT TOUGHNESS; METHYL METHACRYLATES; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; RECYCLED PLASTICS; RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE; THICKNESS SWELLING; WOOD FIBER; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITES;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; COUPLING AGENTS; ESTERS; FIBERS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MOISTURE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

COUPLING AGENTS; ESTERS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MONOMERS; POLYMER WOOD COMBINATIONS; POLYPROPYLENE; RECYCLING; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 79952939079     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705710376470     Document Type: Article

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