Mechanical properties of high density polyethylene reinforced with chemically modified coir fibers: Impact of chemical treatments

Materials and Design

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 379-383

  Arrakhiz, F Z ^a,b   El Achaby, M ^a,b   Kakou, A C ^c   Vaudreuil, S ^a   Benmoussa, K ^a   Bouhfid, R ^a   Fassi Fehri, O ^d   Qaiss, A ^a  

^a Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d HASSAN II ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix; E. Mechanical; F. Chemical reaction

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FIBERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SODIUM;

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; COIR FIBERS; DODECANE; E. MECHANICAL; F. CHEMICAL-REACTION; FIBER LOADINGS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPIES; INTERFACE ADHESION; NEAT POLYMER; POLYETHYLENE MATRIX; SILANE TREATMENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; STORED ENERGY; TORSIONAL MODULUS; TWO-ROLL MILL; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL);

EID: 84858274207     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.01.020     Document Type: Article

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