Effect of mixing conditions on the tensile properties of ethylene vinyl acetate/waste tire dust (EVA/WTD) blend

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1139-1142

  Sakinah, Z A Anis ^a   Ratnam, C T ^b   Chuah, A Luqman ^a   Yaw, T C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MALAYSIAN NUCLEAR AGENCY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ethylene vinyl acetate; Mixing condition; Waste tire dust

Indexed keywords

BLEND PROPERTIES; BLEND RATIOS; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; HAAKE RHEOMIX; MIXING CONDITIONS; MIXING PARAMETERS; MIXING TEMPERATURE; MIXING TIME; WASTE TIRES;

BLENDING; DUST; ETHYLENE;

TIRES;

EID: 79959335704     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550903147270     Document Type: Article

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