Mechanisms and impact of fiber-matrix compatibilization techniques on the material characterization of PHBV/oak wood flour engineered biobased composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 708-715

  Srubar, Wil V ^a   Pilla, Srikanth ^a   Wright, Zachary C ^a   Ryan, Cecily A ^a   Greene, Joseph P ^b   Frank, Curtis W ^a   Billington, Sarah L ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Coupling agents; A. Particle reinforced composites; B. Fiber matrix bond; B. Mechanical properties; C. Modeling

Indexed keywords

BIO-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALS; BIOBASED; COMPOSITE MORPHOLOGY; COMPOSITE STIFFNESS; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; FIBER/MATRIX BONDS; GRAFTING TECHNIQUES; HALPIN-TSAI; HYDROXYBUTYRATE; HYDROXYVALERATE; INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FILLER; MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MATRIX PHASE; MICRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; MICROBIAL POLYESTERS; MICROMECHANICAL MODEL; OAK WOOD; PARTICLE REINFORCEMENT; POLYMER MORPHOLOGY; SILANE COUPLING AGENT; TENSILE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRESS; WOOD FLOUR;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COUPLING AGENTS; ELASTIC MODULI; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; COUPLING AGENTS; FILLERS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 84858298173     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.01.021     Document Type: Article

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