Effects of organic peroxide and polymer chain structure on morphology and thermal properties of sisal fibre reinforced polyethylene composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 703-710

  Ahmad, E E M ^a   Luyt, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Microstructures; B. Thermal properties; C. Electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); DI-CUMYL PEROXIDES; DICUMYL PEROXIDE; FIBRE CONTENT; GEL CONTENTS; GRAFTING ONTO; ORGANIC PEROXIDE; POLYETHYLENE CHAINS; POLYETHYLENE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMER CHAIN STRUCTURES; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SISAL FIBRE;

FIBERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MORPHOLOGY; PEROXIDES; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84857759289     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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