Effect of silane coupling on the fundamental properties of wood flour reinforced polypropylene composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 1595-1605

  Kim, Tae Woo ^a   Lee, Sun Young ^b   Chun, Sang Jin ^b   Doh, Geum Hyun ^b   Paik, Ki Hyon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Forest Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Polymer composites; Polypropylene; Silane; Thermal properties; Wood flour

Indexed keywords

3-AMINOPROPYLTRIETHOXYSILANE; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; CRYSTALLINITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION ENTHALPY; CRYSTALLIZATION TEMPERATURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRIC ANALYSIS; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; MELT-COMPOUNDING; POLYMER COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SILANE COUPLING; SILANE COUPLING TREATMENT; SILANE TREATMENT; VINYLTRIMETHOXYSILANES; WOOD FLOUR;

COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); CRYSTALLIZATION; INJECTION MOLDING; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER ABSORPTION; WOOD PRODUCTS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COMPOSITES; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAVIMETRY; INJECTION MOLDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILANES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 80051869476     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998310385589     Document Type: Article

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