Physico-mechanical and degradation properties of banana fiber/LDPE composites: Effect of acrylic monomer and starch

Composite Interfaces

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 685-700

  Zaman, Haydar U ^a   Khan, Mubarak A ^a   Khan, Ruhul A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Banana fiber; composite; low density polyethylene; starch and mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

2-ETHYL HEXYL ACRYLATE; BANANA FIBERS; LOW DENSITY; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; PHOTO-INITIATOR; POLYMER LOADING; SOAKING TIME; SOIL DEGRADATION; STARCH SOLUTIONS; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES; WATER UPTAKE;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DEGRADATION; FIBERS; FRUITS; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL TESTING; STARCH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ACRYLIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DEGRADATION; FRUITS; METHANOL; MONOMERS; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL; STARCH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84863421762     PISSN: 09276440     EISSN: 15685543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855412X626261     Document Type: Article

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