Thermal and dynamic mechanical behavior of cellulose- and Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch (OPEFB)-filled polypropylene biocomposites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1244-1251

  Khalid, M ^a   Ratnam, C T ^b   Luqman, C A ^a   Salmiaton, A ^a   Choong, T S Y ^a   Jalaludin, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Cellulose; Composites; Dynamicmechanical analysis (DMA); Polypropylene; Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)

Indexed keywords

ASH CONTENTS; BIO-COMPOSITES; BIOCOMPOSITE; CHAIN MOBILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEGRADATION TEMPERATURES; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTY; INCREASING VISCOSITY; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MATRIX POLYMERS; OIL PALM EMPTY FRUIT BUNCH;

CELLULOSE; FILLED POLYMERS; FRUITS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 79955728662     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550903282986     Document Type: Article

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