Enhancement of mechanical and thermal properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber poly(butylene adipate-co-terephtalate) biocomposites by matrix esterification using succinic anhydride

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1969-1991

  Siyamak, Samira ^a   Ibrahim, Nor Azowa ^a   Abdolmohammadi, Sanaz ^a   Yunus, Wan Md Zin Bin Wan ^b   Rahman, Mohamad Zaki A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biocomposite; Esterification; Oil palm EFB fiber; Peroxide; Poly(butylene adipate co terephtalate); Succinic anhydride; Thermal and mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BENZYL DERIVATIVE; CUMENYL PEROXIDE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PALM OIL; POLY(BUTYLENE ADIPATE CO BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); POLY(BUTYLENE ADIPATE-CO-BUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE); POLYESTER; POLYMER; RESIN; SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ESTERIFICATION; FRUIT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICS; METHODOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

BENZOYL PEROXIDE; BENZYL COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COMPOSITE RESINS; ESTERIFICATION; FRUIT; LIGNIN; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT OILS; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDES; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 84857552880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17021969     Document Type: Article

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