Coir fiber reinforced polypropylene composite panel for automotive interior applications

Fibers and Polymers

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 919-926

  Ayrilmis, Nadir ^d   Jarusombuti, Songklod ^a   Fueangvivat, Vallayuth ^b   Bauchongkol, Piyawade ^b   White, Robert H ^c  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ROYAL FOREST DEPARTMENT   (Thailand)

^d FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coir fiber; Composite panel; Natural fiber; Polypropylene; Reinforced thermoplastic composite

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INTERIORS; COCONUT FIBER; COIR FIBERS; COMPOSITE PANELS; FLAME RETARDANCY; FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES; INTERNAL BONDS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE GRAFTED PP; REINFORCED THERMOPLASTICS; WATER-RESISTANCES;

COUPLING AGENTS; HARDNESS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; POLYPROPYLENES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; WATER CONTENT;

FIBERS;

EID: 80155174742     PISSN: 12299197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12221-011-0919-1     Document Type: Article

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