Effects of fiber loading, fiber type, its mesh sizes, and coupling agent on the properties of oil palm biomass/polypropylene composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 2165-2171

  Ramli, R ^a   Yunus, R M ^a   Beg, M D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

composites; coupling agent; morphology; oil palm fiber

Indexed keywords

COVALENT BONDING; FIBER COMPOSITE; FIBER COMPOSITION; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER LOADINGS; FIBER MESHES; FIBER MORPHOLOGY; FIBER SURFACE; FIBER TYPES; FLEXURAL TESTING; GROUND FIBERS; INJECTION MOLDERS; MALEATED POLYPROPYLENES; MELT FLOW INDEX; MESH SIZE; OH GROUP; OIL PALM BIOMASS; OIL PALM FIBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; TEST SPECIMENS; THERMODYNAMIC SEGREGATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COUPLING AGENTS; IMPACT TESTING; MORPHOLOGY; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE SEGREGATION; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOPLASTICS;

FIBERS;

ANATOMY; BEND STRENGTH; COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; FIBERS; IMPACT TESTS; POLYPROPYLENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION; TENSILE TESTS; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 80053309117     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998311401069     Document Type: Article

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