Comparison of rice husk-filled polyethylene composite and natural wood under weathering effects

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1403-1410

  Rahman, W A W A ^a   Sin, Lee Tin ^a   Rahmat, A R ^a   Isa, N M ^b   Salleh, M S N ^a   Mokhtar, M ^a  

^a Faculty of Chemical Engineering   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

polyethylene; rice husk; weathering; wood

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED WEATHERING; EXPOSURE-TIME; NATURAL WOOD; OUTDOOR WEATHERING; POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITES; RICE HUSK; WEATHERING EFFECTS; WEATHERING PERFORMANCE; WOOD SURFACES;

IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYETHYLENES; SOIL MECHANICS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD;

WEATHERING;

IMPACT STRENGTH; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYETHYLENE; RICE; THERMOPLASTICS; WEATHERING; WOOD;

EID: 79958201202     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998310381545     Document Type: Article

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