Reinforcing performance of recycled PET microfibrils in comparison with liquid crystalline polymer for polypropylene based composite fibers

Journal of Polymer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Sombatdee, Suthisa ^a   Amornsakchai, Taweechai ^b   Saikrasun, Sunan ^a  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Composite fiber; Polypropylene; Recycled PET; Tensile property

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; STRAIN; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPOSITE FIBERS; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; POLYPROPYLENE BASED COMPOSITES; RECYCLED PET; RECYCLED POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; REINFORCING MATERIALS; STRESS-STRAIN BEHAVIORS;

PLASTIC RECYCLING;

EID: 84857665715     PISSN: 10229760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-012-9843-3     Document Type: Article

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