Effect of Fiber Content, Fiber Length and Alkali Treatment on Properties of Kenaf Fiber/UPR Composites Based on Recycled PET Wastes

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 634-639

  Farahani, Gholamhossein Nodeh ^a   Ahmad, Ishak ^b   Mosadeghzad, Zeinab ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composite; Lkali treatment; Natural fiber; Pet recycling; UPR

Indexed keywords

ALKALI TREATMENT; FIBER CONTENTS; FIBER LENGTH; FIBER LOADINGS; FTIR ANALYSIS; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; LKALI TREATMENT; OPTIMUM VALUE; PET RECYCLING; PET WASTE; RECYCLED PET; STIFFNESS PROPERTIES; UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN; UPR;

ADHESION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HEMP; KENAF FIBERS; LOADING; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYESTER RESINS; RECYCLING; SURFACE TREATMENT;

FIBERS;

ADHESION; COMPOSITES; DENSITY; FIBERS; HEMP; KENAF; LOADING; NATURAL FIBERS; POLYESTERS; RECYCLING; SURFACE TREATMENT; SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

EID: 84860892437     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2012.659314     Document Type: Article

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