Effect of poly(methyl methacrylate) modified water hyacinth fiber on properties of low density polyethylene/ natural rubber/water hyacinth fiber composites

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 898-906

  Supri, A G ^a   Tan, S J ^a   Ismail, H ^b   Teh, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Low density polyethylene; Polymethyl methacrylate; Water hyacinth fibers

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITIES; ESTER CARBONYL GROUP; ESTER GROUPS; FIBER COMPOSITE; FTIR ANALYSIS; INTER-PARTICLE INTERACTION; INTER-PARTICLE SPACING; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MATRIX; MELTING TEMPERATURES; ROTOR SPEED; SEM MICROGRAPHS; WATER HYACINTH; WATER HYACINTH FIBERS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; GLASS TRANSITION; POLYETHYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TERNARY SYSTEMS; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBERS;

EID: 79958754168     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2011.551981     Document Type: Article

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