Effect of particle size and a processing aid on the crystallization and melting behavior of iPP/red pine wood flour composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 935-949

  Bouza, R ^a   Marco, C ^b   Naffakh, M ^b   Barral, L ^a   Ellis, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE POLÍMEROS   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Thermoplastic resin; A. Wood; B. Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); A. THERMOPLASTIC RESIN; A. WOOD; B. THERMAL PROPERTIES; CONSUMER SECTORS; CRYSTALLIZATION RATES; FILLER PARTICLES; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; IPP CRYSTALLIZATION; ISOTACTIC POLY(PROPYLENE) (IPP); ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; MELTING BEHAVIOR; NUCLEATING EFFECT; NUCLEATION PROCESS; PINE WOODS; PROCESSING AIDS; SMALL VARIATIONS; SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS; THERMAL STABILITY; WOOD PARTICLES; WOOD POLYMER COMPOSITES;

CRYSTALLIZATION; FILLED POLYMERS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MELTING; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; RESINS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITES; CRYSTALLIZATION; GROWTH; MELTING; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYPROPYLENE; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS; THERMAL PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 79957745739     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.03.022     Document Type: Article

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