Wheat gluten composites reinforced with coconut fiber

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1160-1168

  Hemsri, Sudsiri ^a   Grieco, Kasia ^a   Asandei, Alexandru D ^a   Parnas, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Biopolymer composite; A. Natural fibre composites; B. Mechanical properties; D. Surface analysis

Indexed keywords

BIO-COMPOSITES; CHEMICALLY MODIFIED; COCONUT FIBER; FIBER LOADINGS; FIBER SURFACE; FRACTURE SURFACES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; SILANE CONTENT; SILANE TREATMENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; THREE-POINT BENDING TEST; WHEAT GLUTEN;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOTOELECTRONS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; SURFACE ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

LOADING;

COIR; ESCA; INTERFACES; LOADING; NATURAL FIBERS; PHOTOELECTRONS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SODIUM; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84861002293     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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