Selection of high strength natural fibers

Revista Materia

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 488-505

  Monteiro, S N ^a,b   Satyanarayana, K G ^c   Ferreira, A S ^a,b   Nascimento, D C O ^a,b   Lopes, F P D ^a,b   Silva, I L A ^a,b   Bevitori, A B ^a,b   Inacio W P ^a,b   Bravo Neto, J ^a,b   Portela, T G ^a,b  

^a LAMAV   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian natural fibers; Lignocellulosic fibers; Polymeric composites; Statistical evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954486002     PISSN: 15177076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-70762010000400002     Document Type: Article

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