Physico-mechanical properties of chemically treated polypropylene rice straw bio-composites

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 303-312

  Bassyouni, M ^a   Taha, I ^b   Abdel Hamid, Shereen M S ^c   Steuernagel, L ^d  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c HIGHER TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^d CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

biocomposites; maleic anhydride; rice straw; thermal degradation

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; COMPATIBILIZING AGENTS; EGYPTIANS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; INCINERATION PROCESS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS; RICE STRAWS; THERMAL DEGRADATIONS; THERMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

FILLED POLYMERS; INCINERATION; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYPROPYLENES;

EID: 84857511221     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684411436024     Document Type: Article

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