Effect of removing polypropylene fibre surface finishes on mechanical performance of kenaf/polypropylene composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1687-1693

  Islam, Mohammad S ^a   Church, Jeffrey S ^a   Miao, Menghe ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Natural fibres; B. Surface properties; E. Fibre conversion processes; E. Surface treatments

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SURFACES; E. FIBRE CONVERSION PROCESSES; E. SURFACE TREATMENT; FLEXURAL MODULUS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POLYPROPYLENE FIBRES; POST TREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENT; PROCESSING ROUTE; THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE;

BLENDING; COMPRESSION MOLDING; FINISHING; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PREFORMING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 80053325076     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.07.023     Document Type: Article

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