Improvement of mechanical properties of injection-molded polylactic acid-kenaf fiber biocomposite

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-164

  Anuar, H ^a   Zuraida, A ^a   Kovacs, J G ^b   Tabi, T ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

biocomposite; kenaf fiber; mechanical properties; polylactic acid; specific properties

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS; BIOCOMPOSITE; END-PRODUCTS; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; HIGH AFFINITY; HIGH SPECIFIC STRENGTH; MATRIX; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; PLASTIC PACKAGING; PLASTIC PROCESSING; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; SPECIFIC MODULUS; SPECIFIC PROPERTIES; TENSILE FRACTURES; TWIN SCREW EXTRUDERS;

ASPECT RATIO; COUPLING AGENTS; ELASTIC MODULI; KENAF FIBERS; LACTIC ACID; MACHINERY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

INJECTION MOLDING;

COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; EXTRUDERS; INJECTION MOLDING; KENAF; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PACKAGING; REINFORCED PLASTIC; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84857318668     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: 15307980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0892705711408984     Document Type: Article

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