Sodium borohydride as a protective agent for the alkaline treatment of sisal fibers for polymer composites

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 407-418

  Moraes, A G O ^a   Sierakowski, M R ^b   Abreu, T M ^a   Amico, S C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

adhesion; alkaline treatment; borohydride ions; polysaccharides degradation; strength; Vegetable fibers

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE CONDITIONS; ALKALINE TREATMENT; BOROHYDRIDES; CHEMICAL AGGRESSION; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; CRITICAL LENGTH; HYDRIDE IONS; IMMERSION TIME; MATRIX; NAOH SOLUTIONS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; PULL-OUT TEST; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SISAL FIBERS; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDES; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; STRENGTH; VARIABLE CONDITIONS; WEIBULL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADHESION; ALKALINITY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; HYDRIDES; IONS; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VEGETABLES;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ADHESION; ALKALI TREATMENT; ALKALINITY; BOROHYDRIDES; COMPOSITES; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; HYDRIDES; IONS; PLANT FIBERS; POLYSACCHARIDES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 80053635089     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855411X595825     Document Type: Article

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