High density polyethylene and poly(ethylene terephthalate) in situ sub-micro-fibril blends as a matrix for wood plastic composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-78

  Lei, Yong ^a   Wu, Qinglin ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Fibers; A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); A. Wood; E. Extrusion

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); E. EXTRUSION; ENGINEERING PLASTICS; FLEXURAL MODULUS; IN-SITU; MATRIX; PHASE COMPATIBILITY; REACTIVE EXTRUSIONS; REINFORCED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; REINFORCEMENT EFFECTS; WOOD FIBER; WOOD FLOUR; WOOD PLASTIC COMPOSITE;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ETHYLENE; EXTRUSION; MANUFACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYPROPYLENES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILE BLENDS; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

COMPOSITES; EXTRUSION; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYPROPYLENE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 81855197032     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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