Novel, binder-free fiber reinforced composites based on a renewable resource from the reed-like plant Typha sp.

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 683-689

  Wuzella, Günter ^a   Mahendran, Arunjunaj Raj ^a   Bätge, Thorsten ^b   Jury, Sandra ^a   Kandelbauer, Andreas ^b,c  

^a KOMPETENZZENTRUM HOLZ GMBH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c REUTLINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cattails; Natural fiber reinforced composites; Renewable resources; Surface roughness; Technological properties; Typha sp.

Indexed keywords

CATTAILS; NATURAL FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; TYPHA SP.;

BINDERS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HEMP; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHENOLS; RESINS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VEGETABLES; WATER ABSORPTION;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; COMPOSITE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; REEDBED; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESIN;

BINDERS; COMPOSITES; HEMP; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHENOLS; REINFORCED PLASTIC; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; ROUGHNESS; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; VEGETABLES; WATER ABSORPTION;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; HIBISCUS CANNABINUS; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; TYPHA;

EID: 79953117250     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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