Chemical modification effect on the mechanical properties of coir fiber

Engineering Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 73-83

  Mir, Samia S ^a   Hasan, Syed M N ^a   Hossain, Md J ^a   Hasan, Mahbub ^a  

^a BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Chemical treatment; Coir natural fiber; Span length; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859327099     PISSN: 01258281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4186/ej.2012.16.2.73     Document Type: Article

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