Physical and chemical properties of different morphological parts of sugar palm fibres

Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 21-24

  Sahari, J ^a   Sapuan, S M ^a   Ismarrubie, Z N ^a   Rahman, M Z A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bunch; Frond; Ijuk; Sugar palm; Tensile properties; Trunk

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NATURAL FIBERS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; WATER ABSORPTION;

BUNCH; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; FROND; IJUK; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES; TRUNK;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84857831914     PISSN: 12303666     EISSN: 23007354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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