The effect of pre-softened wood chips on wood fibre aspect ratio and mechanical properties of wood-polymer composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2110-2116

  Hietala, Maiju ^a,b   Samuelsson, Erik ^a   Niinimäki, Jouko ^b   Oksman, Kristiina ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Wood; B. Mechanical properties; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); A. WOOD; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL PRE-TREATMENT; DEFIBRATION; E. EXTRUSION; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; FRACTURE SURFACES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS; UNDRIED; WOOD CHIP; WOOD CONTENT; WOOD FIBRE; WOOD MOISTURE CONTENT; WOOD PARTICLES; WOOD POLYMER COMPOSITES;

ASPECT RATIO; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); EXTRUSION; FRACTURE; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

CHIPS; COMPOSITES; EXTRUDERS; EXTRUSION; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXING; MOISTURE; POLYMERS; PRETREATMENT; RAW MATERIALS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 80055070698     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.09.021     Document Type: Article

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